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WorksheetsMeteroroid, Asteroid & Komet
Total questions: 12
Worksheet time: 6mins
What is the definition of an Asteroid?
A small rocky body orbiting the Sun between Mars and Jupiter
A celestial body with a nucleus of ice and dust, has a tail
A small body or object that enters Earth’s atmosphere
A small rocky body that reaches Earth’s surface
What is the definition of a Comet?
A small rocky body, orbits the Sun between Mars & Jupiter
An object with a nucleus of ice and dust that has a tail
A small rocky object that enter Earth’s atmosphere
An object that touches down on Earths surface
What is an object called when it enters Earth’s atmosphere but DOES NOT reach the surface?
Meteoraid
Meteorite
Meteoroid
Meteor
What is a celestial object that gets through Earth’s atmosphere & touches down to the surface?
Meteoraid
Meteorite
Meteoroid
Meteor
What is it call when dozens of space rocks fall into earth’s atmosphere & burn up all at once?
Asteroid showers
Comet showers
Meteor shows
Meteor showers
True or False : A meteor shower must have more than 10 meteors for it to be considered a shower
False
True
What is the name of the famous comet that flies by Earth every 75 years?
Heathers Comet
Halie’s comet
Hailey’s Comet
Halleys Comet
What almost completely wiped out the Dinosaurs?
Meteorites
Cavemen
Pollution
Starvation
What is located between Mars and Jupiter?
Jupiter belt
Acer belt
Kuiper belt
Asteroid belt
If a meteor reaches the Earth’s surface and collides with the Earth, what is created?
Oort cloud
Crater
Crater hole
What feature on a comet can be hundreds of millions of kilometers long?
Shooting star
Asteroid
nucleus
Tail
Objects in the sky that are too small and numerous to be considered planets are called?
Asteroids
Comet
Meteoroids
Meteorite
