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Objects in Space.

Total questions: 28

Worksheet time: 14mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
What is a small body of ice, rock & cosmic dust loosely packed together?
a)
meteor
b)
meteoroid
c)
asteroid
d)
comet
2.
 Which object is commonly referred to as a "dirty snowball"?
a)
asteroid
b)
meteoroid
c)
comet
d)
meteor
3.
Which direction does a comet's tail always point?
a)
toward the sun
b)
away from the sun
4.
The shape of a comet's obit is ____.
a)
circular
b)
irregular
c)
regular
d)
elliptical
5.
The Oort Cloud & Kuiper Belt is commonly home to ___.
a)
comets
b)
asteroids
c)
meteoroids
d)
meteors
6.
Where is the asteroid belt located?
a)
past the orbit of Neptune
b)
between Mars & Jupiter
c)
surrounding our solar system
d)
between Earth & Mars
7.
Which object has a tail?
a)
asteroid
b)
meteoroid
c)
meteorite
d)
comet
8.
Which object is commonly referred to as "shooting star"?
a)
comet
b)
meteor
c)
meteorite
d)
asteroid
9.

The largest planets in our solar system are called _______.

a)

meteors

b)

gas giants

c)

terrestrial

10.

A meteor that stikes the Earth's surface is called a _________.

a)

meteorite

b)

sun

c)

planet

d)

outer planet

11.

The closest star to the Earth is the __________.

a)

Milky Way

b)

Sun

c)

moon

d)

Big Dipper

12.

___________ is the farthest planet from the sun.

a)

Uranus

b)

Neptune

c)

Earth

d)

Mars

13.

Which planets are made up of mostly rock?

a)

Inner planets

b)

Outer planets

14.

Mars is mostly like Earth because it has two small moons and shows evidence of water.

a)

True

b)

False

15.

Moons are naturally occurring satellites that orbit planets.

a)

True

b)

False

16.

When a ______ gets close to the Sun, its frozen material begins to melt and forms a trail of dust, rock and gas behind it.

a)

comet

b)

meteoroid

c)

meteor

d)

star

17.

Our solar system is part of a lager region of space called a __________.

a)

moon

b)

star

c)

galaxy

d)

comet

18.

The Milky Way is larger than our solar system. It contains more than 200 billion stars, including the Sun and our solar system.

a)

True

b)

False

19.

Our solar system is larger than the Milky Way.

a)

True

b)

False

20.

The largest planets in our solar system are called gas giants.

a)

True

b)

False

21.

Neptune is the farthest planet from the Sun

a)

True

b)

False

22.

Which planet in our solar system is most like Earth?

a)

Mercury

b)

Venus

c)

Mars

d)

Jupiter

23.

Mercury is the smallest inner planet.

a)

True

b)

False

24.

Which is a characteristic of the inner planets?

a)

made up of mostly rock

b)

made up of only gas

c)

surrounded by many moons

d)

larger than all of the outer planets

25.

What do we call a meteor that strikes the Earth's surface?

a)

comet

b)

meteorite

c)

meteoroid

d)

asteroid

26.

Which object has a tail that forms when it moves closer to the Sun and begins to melt?

a)

asteroid

b)

meteor

c)

black hole

d)

comet

27.

The Sun is the closest star to Earth.

a)

True

b)

False

28.

Which planet is the hottest planet in our solar system?

a)

Mercury

b)

Venus

c)

Earth

d)

Mars