Worksheets13: METEOROIDS, ASTEROIDS AND COMETS FORM 2
Total questions: 21
Worksheet time: 14mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Made of ice, dust and gas
a)
asteroid
b)
meteoroid
c)
comet
d)
meteor
2.
Appears as a streak in the sky.
a)
asteroid
b)
meteoroid
c)
comet
d)
meteor
3.
Made of very dense rock and metal that is very different from the rocks that make up the inner planets.
a)
asteroid
b)
meteoroid
c)
comet
d)
meteor
4.
Found in the Oort Cloud
a)
asteroid
b)
meteoroid
c)
comet
d)
meteor
5.
Often called shooting stars.
a)
asteroid
b)
meteoroid
c)
comet
d)
meteor
6.
Made of rocks that are very similar to the rocks that make up the inner planets.
a)
asteroids
b)
meteoroids
c)
comets
d)
meteors
7.
Sometimes called "dirty snowballs".
a)
asteoids
b)
meteoroids
c)
comets
d)
meteors
8.
Burns and vaporizes as it nears the sun.
a)
asteroid
b)
meteoroid
c)
comet
d)
meteorite
9.
what makes a meteoroid, meteor, and a meteorite different? (best answer)
a)
color
b)
size
c)
location
d)
texture
10.
which planet is the asteroid belt close to?
a)
neptune
b)
jupiter
c)
earth
11.
I am a rock entering a planet's atmosphere.
a)
meteor
b)
meteorite
c)
asteroid
d)
comet
12.
One similarity between asteroids, comets and meteoroids is that they all:
a)
are made of rock
b)
come from the Asteroid Belt
c)
come from the Oort Cloud
d)
orbit the sun
13.
The tails of a comet are called...
a)
ion tail and dust tail
b)
Hydrogen tail and gas tail
c)
Dust tail hydrogen tail
d)
Coma and gas tail
14.
Which of the following is a space rock that has landed on Earth's surface, or IN THE EARTH, to make a crater like the one in the picture?
a)
A asteroid
b)
A meteorite
c)
A meteor
d)
A meteoroid
15.
The tail of a comet usually faces
a)
toward the sun.
b)
toward the Earth.
c)
away from the Sun.
d)
away from the Earth.
16.
Ceres is...
a)
the largest asteroid in the Kuiper Belt.
b)
the largest asteroid in the asteroid belt.
c)
an asteroid in the Oort cloud.
d)
a comet in the Oort cloud.
17.
The orbit of comets is which shape?
a)
Circular
b)
Elliptical/Oval
c)
Comets do not orbit the Sun
18.
In the diagram, A and C refer to which part of a comet?
a)
Nucleus
b)
Tail
c)
Coma
19.
When a meteoroid begins to enter Earth's atmosphere it begins to burn up. What force causes this?
a)
Gravity
b)
Friction
c)
EM Radiation
20.
A comet's orbit is faster...
a)
when it is in the Oort Cloud
b)
when it is near the Sun
c)
when it is far from the sun
21.
A large round pit caused by the impact of a meteoroid.
a)
Earth
b)
Crater
c)
Pit
d)
Hole
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