Worksheetsasteroid, comet and meteor
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 10mins
Smaller pieces of rock broken from this object become meteoroids.
Comet
Meteor
Asteroid
It is considered harmless even though they can be observed from Earth.
Comets
Meteors
Asteroids
Most of these are located between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter.
Comet
Meteor
Asteroid
When we see streaks of light falling in the sky, we call them falling stars but these objects are actually ________________
meteors
comets
meteorites
asterites
A small solar system object that enters the Earth's atmosphere and creates streaks of light is called a _________
comet
meteor
meteorite
Meteoroid
Where can most of the asteroids be found?
In the Oort cloud
In the area between Mars and Jupiter
In the Kuiper Belt
Out past Pluto
Which one of the following describes a meteoroid?
A space rock that hits the Earth's surface.
A small solar system object that is made up of small pieces of asteroids or comets.
A space rock that enters the Earth's atmosphere
A loose collection of rock and ice
Which of the following answers describes a comet?
Has a coma and a tail made of ice and rock.
Made of small rocks and dust
Made of helium and hydrogen
Made of space dust
Which of the small solar system objects does not orbit the sun?
comet
dwarf planet
asteroid
meteor
Which of the following solar system objects has a tail?
meteor
meteorite
comet
asteroid
