WorksheetsAsteroids, Meteors, & Comets TEST
Total questions: 28
Worksheet time: 15mins
Sometimes I am called a "dirty snowball."
Asteroid
Star
Meteor
Comet
I originate beyond the outer plants, consist of rock, dust, ice, and frozen gases.
comet
asteroid
meteor
star dust
One similarity between asteroids, comets and meteoroids is that they all:
are made of rock
come from the Asteroid Belt
come from the Oort Cloud
orbit the sun
Ceres is...
the largest asteroid in the Kuiper Belt.
the largest asteroid in the asteroid belt.
an asteroid in the Oort cloud.
a comet in the Oort cloud.
The tail of a comet usually faces
toward the sun.
toward the Earth.
away from the Sun.
away from the Earth.
A meteorite is DIFFERENT from a comet mainly because
a meteorite has a tail of ice and gas.
a meteorite is found in orbit between Jupiter and Mars.
a meteorite enters the Earth's atmoshere.
a meteorite is made of rock and snow.
I am sometimes called a shooting star.
meteor
asteroid
comet
I am located between Mars and Jupiter.
Comet belt
Asteroid belt
Meteor belt
Stars
We appear as a streak in the sky.
asteroid and comet
comet and meteor
asteroid and meteor
We orbit the Sun.
asteroid and comet
comet and meteor
asteroid and meteor
I usually burn up in Earth's atmosphere.
meteor
asteroid
comet
Which object in space is NOT made of rock and metal?
Asteroid
Meteor
Meteorite
Comet
Select the 3 materials a comet is composed (made) of
Dust
Metal
Ice
Small rocky particles
The asteroid belt is located between which 2 planets?
Mercury and Venus
Jupiter and Saturn
Uranus and Neptune
Mars and Jupiter
Which object in space is larger?
Asteroid
Meteoroid
Which object in space has a long, narrow orbit around the sun. We never see this object except once every 76 years!
Asteroid
Comet
Meteor
Meteorite
A comet forms a tail when
It is deep in outer space and begins to melt
It gets close to the sun and begins to melt
Where do comets form/come from?
Kuiper Belt and Oort Cloud
Asteroid Belt
Earth's atmosphere
Earth's surface
A _____________ bursts through Earth's atmosphere at amazingly fast speeds and appears as a "shooting star"
Meteorite
Meteor
Meteoroid
A meteor that does not burn up in Earth's atmosphere and strikes Earth's surface forming a crater on Earth!
Meteorite
Meteoroid
Meteor
Where do Long-period comets come from?
Kuiper belt
Oort cloud
Past Pluto
How does the orbit of a comet compare to the orbit of a planet?
Comets have a shorter rounder orbit than a planet
Comets have a longer more oblong (oval) like orbit than a planet
They have the same orbit
Comets do not have an orbit, they are all random
What causes Meteoroids to burst into flames upon entering the Earth's Atmosphere?
They are made out of flammable materials
They cannot handle the pressure of Earth
They do not burst into flames, they only reflect the Sun's light
Friction from the Earths atmosphere
How is Ceres different from all the other asteroids in the solar system?
It has a satellite revolving around it
It rotates on its axis
It revolves around the sun
It's much larger than all other asteroids
