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- 1. Multiple Choice
Objects made of ice, gas and dust and orbit our sun are called:AsteroidsCometsmoonMeteors - 2. Multiple ChoiceThese objects that orbit the sun are nicknamed, "dirty snowballs."CometsAsteroidsMeteorsMeteroids
- 3. Multiple ChoiceWhen a meteoroid STRIKES the surface of the earth scientists refer to them as:AsteroidsCometsMeteorsMeteorites
- 4. Multiple ChoiceMillions of pieces of rocky material of various sizes orbit the Sun between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter. These objects are known as -AsteroidsMeteorsCometsPlanets
- 5. Multiple ChoiceA shooting star is actually a...CometMeteoroidMeteoriteMeteor
- 6. Multiple ChoiceThe luminous celestial body (a bright space object) around which Earth and other planets revolve and from which they receive heat and light.satelliteplanetsungalaxy
- 7. Multiple ChoiceLarge and small rocks or metallic masses orbiting the Sun; made up of materials similar to those that formed the planets.asteroidcometmeteormeteroid
- 8. Multiple ChoiceA small object that enters Earth's atmosphere from space and burns due to friction, emitting light.meteorcometasteroidstar
- 9. Multiple ChoicePhobos is a celestial object that orbits Mars and is made mostly of rock. This celestial body is amoonasteroidplanetmeteoroid
- 10. Multiple ChoiceA ball of gas in space that produces its own light and heat.planetmeteoritestarasteroid belt
- 11. Multiple ChoicePieces of asteroids that land on other planets including earth's surface.meteoritemeteormoonCannot happen. What happens in space stays in space.
- 12. Multiple ChoiceHale-Bopp is made of ice and dust. It orbits far beyond the orbit of Pluto. This tail extends more than 1 million km. What am I?starcometmeteorasteroid
- 13. Multiple ChoiceBroken pieces of asteroids and comets that range in size from small dust to10m are moving around in our solar system. These are calledmeteoritesmeteorsmeteoroidsjunk
- 14. Multiple ChoiceWhich object is essentially stationary compared to all other objects in the solar system?cometasteroidstarmoon
- 15. Multiple ChoiceThis round celestial body does not produce its own light, orbits the sun, and is larger than an asteroid.meteoroidmoonplanet
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