WorksheetsOther objects in the solar system Quiz
Total questions: 11
Worksheet time: 6mins
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Class
Date
1.
Objects made of ice, gas and dust and orbit our sun are called:
a)
Asteroids
b)
Comets
c)
Meteroids
d)
Meteors
2.
Asteroids "hang out" in our solar system in a place called:
a)
The Kupier Belt
b)
The Oort Cloud
c)
The Planetary Rings
d)
The Asteroid Belt
3.
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
4.
Huge chunks of rock and metal (some measuring miles wide) and are believed to be left-over pieces of planets and moons are called:
a)
Comets
b)
Meteors
c)
Asteroids
d)
Meteroids
5.
We often see these objects appear as "shooting stars" or streak of light in the sky. They are "smaller" pieces of rock that are burning in our atmosphere.
a)
Asteroids
b)
Meteors
c)
Meteroids
d)
Comets
6.
Asteroids "hang out" in the Asteroid Belt between the planets of:
a)
Earth and Mars
b)
Mercury and Venus
c)
Saturn and Neptune
d)
Mars and Jupiter
7.
When objects strike the surface of a planet or moon, they leave a deep impression on the surface called a:
a)
Pothole
b)
Crater
c)
Canyon
d)
Plateau
8.
Comets are believed to originate from deep within our solar system, beyond Neptune in a place called the:
a)
Asteroid Belt
b)
Meteor Shower
c)
Oort Cloud
d)
Comet Castle
9.
When a meteoroid STRIKES the surface of the earth scientists refer to them as:
a)
Asteroids
b)
Comets
c)
Meteors
d)
Meteorites
10.
What is Pluto
a)
A Planet
b)
A Dwarf
c)
A Dwarf Planet
d)
A Solar System
11.
The dwarf planet located in the asteroid belt is ___
a)
Ceres
b)
Eris
c)
Pluto
d)
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