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WorksheetsObjects in Solar System
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 15mins
When a meteoroid enters Earth's atmosphere, friction causes it to burn up and produce a streak of light called a ____________.
meteor
meteorite
comet
asteroid
Why do some stars appear brighter in the sky than others?
Some stars are bigger, so they appear brighter.
Some stars are closer to Earth so they appear brighter.
Some stars are burning at a hotter temperature, therefore appear hotter.
All of the options listed are correct.
Planets that have a rocky or solid surface are called:
(a)
We often see these objects appear as "shooting stars" or streak of light in the sky. They are "smaller" pieces of rock that are burning in our atmosphere.
Asteroids
Meteors
Meteroids
Comets
Which planets are the inner planets starting with the one closest to the sun?
Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Venus
Mars, Venus, Earth, Mercury
Venus, Earth, Neptune, Mars
Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars
While looking at the sky one night, Bevan saw a streak of light like the one below. Bevan’s father told him that the light was produced by a small chunk of rock passing through Earth’s atmosphere. Which of these terms best describes what Bevan saw?
(a)
Large clump of ice, dust, and small rock particles that has a tail and orbits the sun on a long path
(a)
Pieces of space rock that are too small to be planets or dwarf planets but still revolve around the sun
(a)
If a planet is closer to the sun, it will revolve _________.
at nearly 0 speed
medium speed
slower
faster
What is the difference meteors and meteorites?
Meteors hit the planet and meteorites burn up before they hit
Meteorites hit the planet and meteors burn up before they hit
They both orbit the sun but meteors have an irregular orbit
They both orbit the sun but meteorites have an irregular orbit
