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asteroids, comets and meteoroids

Total questions: 40

Worksheet time: 21mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

When we see streaks of light falling in the sky, we call them falling stars but these objects are actually ________________

a)

meteors

b)

comets

c)

meteorites

d)

asterites

2.

Which of the following solar system objects has a tail?

a)

meteor

b)

meteorite

c)

comet

d)

asteroid

3.

What is the largest known asteroid in the solar system?

a)

Hygiea

b)

Vesta

c)

Ceres

d)

Pallas

4.

Where is the majority of asteroids located in our solar system?

a)

In the rings of Saturn

b)

Scattered throughout the entire solar system

c)

Inside the orbit of Venus

d)

Asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter

5.

How do asteroids impact Earth?

a)

Through volcanic eruptions

b)

When they orbit the moon

c)

By causing earthquakes

d)

When they collide with the planet's surface

6.

What is the most common composition of asteroids?

a)

Rock and metal

b)

Ice and water

c)

Sand and glass

d)

Wood and plastic

7.

What are the three main types of asteroids?

a)

C-type, S-type, and M-type

b)

Rock-type, Metal-type, and Ice-type

c)

A-type, B-type, and D-type

d)

X-type, Y-type, and Z-type

8.
How long does it take for the earth to spin around once?
a)
1 Day
b)
1 Year
c)
1 Hour
9.
Meteors are incorrectly called what?
a)
Falling stars
b)
Shooting stars
c)
Fireballs
d)
All of the above
10.

A meteor that does not burn up in Earth's atmosphere and reaches Earth's surface

a)

Meteorite

b)

Meteoroid

c)

Meteor

11.

A comet forms a tail when

a)

It is deep in outer space and begins to melt

b)

It gets close to the sun and begins to melt

12.

The asteroid belt is located between which 2 planets?

a)

Mercury and Venus

b)

Jupiter and Saturn

c)

Uranus and Neptune

d)

Mars and Jupiter

13.

Asteroids are found in a region called the

a)

Kuiper Belt

b)

Asteroid Belt

c)

Oort Cloud

d)

Earth's surface

14.

Which object in space is NOT made of rock and metal/iron?

a)

Asteroid

b)

Meteor

c)

Meteorite

d)

Comet

15.

I am located between Mars and Jupiter.

a)

Comet belt

b)

Asteroid belt

c)

Meteor belt

d)

Stars

16.

A meteorite is DIFFERENT from a comet mainly because

a)

a meteorite has a tail of ice and gas.

b)

a meteorite is found in orbit between Jupiter and Mars.

c)

a meteorite enters the Earth's atmoshere.

d)

a meteorite is made of rock and snow.

17.

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

18.
Piece of a meteoroid that strikes the earth's surface
a)
comet
b)
asteroid
c)
meteor
d)
meteorite
19.
Piece of rock that burns up as it passes through the earth's atmosphere.
a)
asteroid
b)
meteoroid
c)
comet
d)
metoer
20.
Often called shooting stars.
a)
asteroid
b)
meteoroid
c)
comet
d)
meteor
21.
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
22.
Appears as a streak in the sky.
a)
asteroid
b)
meteoroid
c)
comet
d)
meteor
23.

Choose what is described in each statement by checking the correct box.


Small chunks of rock or metal in space

a)

Asteroid

b)

Comet

c)

Meteoroid

24.

Choose what is being described in each statement by checking the correct box.


Made up of rock and frozen material

a)

Asteroid

b)

Comet

c)

Meteoroid

25.

Some asteroids also have "moons" or orbiting body, like _______

a)

Ceres

b)

Chariklo

c)

Ida

26.

Some asteroids also have "moons" or orbiting body, like _______

a)

Ceres

b)

Chariklo

c)

Ida

27.
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
28.
D is pointing to which part of a comet?
a)
Coma
b)
Tail
c)
Nucleus
29.
In the diagram, which part of the comet is B pointing to?
a)
Coma
b)
Nucleus
c)
Tail
30.
In the diagram, A and C refer to which part of a comet?
a)
Nucleus
b)
Tail
c)
Coma
31.

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

32.

The shape of comet's paths are ________________.

a)

circular

b)

elliptical

c)

irregular

33.
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
34.
Sometimes I am called a "dirty snowball". I have a hydrogen cloud, coma, and a nucleus. I am invisible except when near the sun. What am I?
a)
Asteroid
b)
Star
c)
Meteor
d)
Comet
35.

What force keeps planets, comets, asteroids, and meteoroids in orbit around the Sun?

a)

Electricity

b)

Solar power

c)

Inertia

d)

Gravity

36.

Which of the following statements best differentiate a comet from an asteroid based on its origin?

a)

Comet usually comes from Oort Cloud while asteroid comes from Kuiper Belt.

b)

Asteroid usually comes from Oort Cloud while comet comes from Kuiper Belt.

c)

Asteroid usually comes from main asteroid belt while comet usually comes from Oort Cloud and Kuiper Belt.

d)

Asteroid usually comes from Halley Belt while comet comes from stellar cluster.

37.

It was in 1986 when Halley comet visited our planet. When will it visit again?

a)

2015

b)

2025

c)

2050

d)

2062

38.

Which of the statements is correct?

a)

Only asteroids collide with Earth

b)

Comets are ball of ice, dust, and metal.

c)

. Meteoroids are streak of light produced when comet enters Earth’s atmosphere

d)

Only asteroids can be found in the solar system.

39.

Scientists believed that asteroids and comets are left overs from planet formation about _____ billion years ago.

a)

4.3

b)

4.4

c)

4.5

d)

4.6

40.

What is the center of the solar system?

a)

Sun

b)

Moon

c)

Earth

d)

Comets