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Asteroid Alert

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

A chunk of rock that enters Earth's atmosphere and produces a streak of light in the sky.

a)

Meteoroid

b)

Meteor

c)

Meteorite

d)

Comet

2.

A chunk of rock that is not burned up by the atmosphere and hits Earth's surface.

a)

Meteoroid

b)

Meteor

c)

Meteorite

d)

Comet

3.

A chunk of rock or dust in space that comes from an asteroid or comet.

a)

Meteoroid

b)

Meteor

c)

Meteorite

d)

Comet

4.

A chunk of rock or dust in space that comes from an asteroid or comet.

a)

Meteoroid

b)

Meteor

c)

Meteorite

d)

Comet

5.

A rocky object that revolves around the sun, but is too small to be considered a planet.

a)

Meteor

b)

Comet

c)

Asteroid

6.

Scientists hypothesize that the dinosaurs became extinct as a result of a large _______________ hitting Earth 65 million years ago.

a)

Comet

b)

Asteroid

c)

Meteor

7.

The asteroid belt passes between the orbits of which two planets?

a)

Earth and Mars

b)

Mars and Jupiter

c)

Jupiter and Saturn

d)

Saturn and Uranus

8.
Piece of a meteoroid that strikes the earth's surface
a)
comet
b)
asteroid
c)
meteor
d)
meteorite
9.
How does a meteor compare to a meteorite? 
a)
A meteor is moving through Earth's atmosphere and the meteorite actually lands on Earth
b)
A meteorite is moving through the Earth's atmosphere and the meteor actually lands on Earth
c)
Meteors are made up of Carbon and meteorites are made of ice
d)
They are the same thing
10.

Which planets are the asteroid belt in between?

a)

Venus & Earth

b)

Earth & Mars

c)

Mars & Jupiter

d)

Jupiter & Saturn

e)

Saturn & Uranus