WorksheetsComets
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 5mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
What are comets made of?
a)
mud, rock, water
b)
ice and rock
c)
ice, dust, water
d)
gas and dust
2.
The _____ is the main body of the comet.
a)
gas tail
b)
coma
c)
nucleus
d)
dust tail
3.
The ____ forms around the nucleus when the sun heats it up.
a)
dust tail
b)
coma
c)
nucleus
d)
gas tail
4.
The comet's tail always flies __________________.
a)
ahead of the comet
b)
toward the sun
c)
ahead of the sun
d)
away from the sun
5.
No two comets are alike.
a)
True
b)
False
6.
From earth, comets look like _______.
a)
fuzzy stars
b)
an airplane
c)
a kite
d)
twinkling stars
7.
Comet tails are a result of __________.
a)
their orbit
b)
solar wind
c)
north winds
d)
the sun
8.
One famous comet......
a)
Galileo
b)
Constellations
c)
Halley's Comet
d)
Charlie's Comet
9.
The coma is an atmosphere of gas that forms around the nucleus.
a)
True
b)
False
10.
Comets do not tend to travel on an orbit.
a)
True
b)
False
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