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WorksheetsMeteors, Comets, Asteroids…
Total questions: 13
Worksheet time: 7mins
Which is found in the belt between Mars and Jupiter
Comets
Asteroids
Meteors
Stars
A meteorite is DIFFERENT from a comet mainly because
has a tail of ice and gas
is found in orbit between Jupiter and Mars
enters the Earth's atmoshere
has a nucleus made of rock and snow.
The shape of comet's paths are ________________.
circular
elliptical
irregular
Check all the following statements that are TRUE
Asteroids are made of rock and metal
Comets are made of ice, rock, and dust
Comets can be found in the Oort Cloud
All the above
What compromises the structure of a comet?
Nucleus, Coma, Dust tail, Ice
Nucleus, Dust tail & gases
Nucleus, Coma, dust tail & gas tail (ion tail)
As comets approach the sun they travel faster and have:
shorter tails
medium tails
longer tails
no tails due to solar winds
A meteoroid is found
in Space
entering earths atmosphere
impacting earths surface
What creates a bowl shaped hole known as a crater
meteor
meteorite
meteoroid
What contributed to the extinction of dinosaurs 65 million years ago? Check all that apply
impact asteroid
blocking of sunlight
plants could not photsynthesize
What is the main difference between asteroids and meteoroids?
Asteroids are pieces of comets, whereas meteoroids are pieces of space debris
Asteroids are only found in the “belt” between Mars and Jupiter
Meteoroids are generally bigger than asteroids
Asteroids are generally bigger than meteoroids
How do we know if a meteor has made contact with Earth’s atmosphere?
It burns up and becomes a “shooting star”
A species like the dinosaurs die out
We find space rock on the ground
Humans on Earth die
