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WorksheetsComets, Asteroids, and Meteors
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 2mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Where are Asteroids found in the Solar System?
a)
Between Earth and Mars
b)
In the Oort Cloud beyond Neptune
c)
In the Asteroid Belt between Mars and Jupiter
d)
Close to the Sun
2.
What are comets made of?
a)
Metals like iron and nickel
b)
Gas
c)
Hydrogen Gas
d)
Ice and rock
3.
Where do most comets come from?
a)
In the Kuiper Belt & Oort Cloud beyond Neptune's orbit
b)
In the Asteroid Belt between Mars and Jupiter
c)
Near the Sun
d)
Earth's atmosphere
4.
A light streaking across the night sky is classified as a/an....
a)
Meteorite
b)
Asteroid
c)
Comet
d)
Meteor
5.
We are composed mainly of rock and metal.
a)
comets and stars
b)
stars and meteors
c)
asteroid and meteors
d)
comets and asteroid
6.
One similarity between asteroids & comets 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
7.
I am sometimes called a shooting star.
a)
meteor
b)
asteroid
c)
comet
8.
I am located between Mars and Jupiter.
a)
Comet belt
b)
Asteroid belt
c)
Meteor belt
d)
Stars
9.
Asteroids are made of the same stuff as the planets.
a)
True
b)
False
10.
A meteorite is DIFFERENT from a comet mainly because
a)
has a tail of ice and gas
b)
is found in orbit between Jupiter and Mars
c)
enters the Earth's atmoshere
d)
has a nucleus made of rock and snow.
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