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WorksheetsDwarf Planets, Meteors, Comets, & Asteroids
Total questions: 25
Worksheet time: 12mins
Which of the small solar system objects does not orbit the sun?
comet
dwarf planet
asteroid
meteor
A small solar system object that enters the Earth's atmosphere and creates streaks of light is called a _________
comet
meteor
meteorite
Meteoroid
Where can most of the dwarf planets be found?
Kuiper Belt
Oort Cloud
Asteroid Belt
Outside of our solar system
When we see streaks of light falling in the sky, we call them falling stars but these objects are actually ________________
meteors
comets
meteorites
asterites
When a meteoroid enters Earth's atmosphere, friction causes it to burn up and produce a streak of light called a ____________.
meteor
meteorite
comet
asteroid
A chunk of rock or dust in space that usually comes from a comet or an asteroid is called a __________.
meteoroid
meteorite
comet
asteroid
What are solid, rocky, irregular bodies that orbit the Sun?
asteroids
comets
meteors
meteorites
What are planets that don't clear their orbit of other bodies of similar size?
terrestrial planets
dwarf planets
gas giants
Milky Way
The dwarf planet located in the asteroid belt is ___
Ceres
Eris
Pluto
Make make
The Asteroid belt is located between which two planets?
Mars and Jupiter
Venus and Earth
Jupiter and Saturn
Earth and Jupiter
What is the scientific name of a shooting star?
Meteorite
Asteroid
Meteor
Meteoroid
Which is NOT true of about Pluto?
Pluto is a dwarf planet.
Pluto is made up of ice and rock.
Pluto has an elliptical orbit.
Pluto shares its space with the asteroid belt.
Most asteroids orbit the sun in the _________.
Asteroid belt
Milky Way
Kuiper belt
Oort Cloud
___________ are similar to planets but are not large enough to have cleared their orbital region of other objects.
dwarf planets
comets
asteroid belt
Kuiper Belt
What is at the center of our solar system?
asteroid belt
Earth
sun
moon
What are comets made of?
mud, rock, water
ice and rock
ice, dust, water
gas and dust
The _____ is the main body of the comet.
gas tail
coma
nucleus
dust tail
The ____ forms around the nucleus when the sun heats it up.
dust tail
coma
nucleus
gas tail
The comet's tail always flies __________________.
ahead of the comet
toward the sun
ahead of the sun
away from the sun
One famous comet......
Galileo
Constellations
Halley's Comet
Charlie's Comet
