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- 1. Multiple Choice
What's the difference between comets and asteroids?
Asteroids are made of metal and rock, while Comets are ice and rock
Asteroids are made of ice and rock, while Comets are made of metals and rock
There is no difference
Asteroids are made of stardust, while Comets are made up of water
- 2. Multiple Choice
Where do Long-period comets come from?
Kuiper belt
Oort cloud
Past Pluto
- 3. Multiple Choice
How does the orbit of a comet compare to the orbit of a planet?
Comets have a shorter rounder orbit than a planet
Comets have a longer more oblong like orbit than a planet
They have the same orbit
Comets do not have an orbit, they are all random
- 4. Multiple Choice
What's the difference between meteoroid, meteor, and meteorite?
Meteoroids are sand size, meteors are streaks of light in the sky, and a meteorite is the meteors that has landed
Meteoroids are huge, Meteors are the pieces that land, and Meteorites are shooting stars
There are no differences
Meteoroids are small, Meteors are another name for comets, and Meteorites are shooting stars
- 5. Multiple Choice
What is the composition of most Comets?
Rock, Ice, Salt, Carbon
Rock, Ice, Magma, Frozen Gases
Ice, Dust, Rock, Frozen Gases
Ice, Dust, Rock, Soil
- 6. Multiple Choice
What causes Meteoroids to burst into flames upon entering the Earth's Atmosphere?
They are made out of flammable materials
They cannot handle the pressure of Earth
They do not burst into flames, they only reflect the Sun's light
Friction from the Earths atmosphere
- 7. Multiple Choice
An object described as a ball of dust, ice, and gases, and usually has a tail is called an ______
Asteroid
Meteor
Meteorite
Comet
- 8. Multiple Choice
Where is the Oort Cloud?
Between the Sun and Mercury
After Neptune
Between the Earth and the Moon
Between Earth and Mars
- 9. Multiple Choice
What do we call the path of an object that revolves around another object in space?
Gravitational pull
Orbit
Free fall
Spinning
- 10. Multiple Choice
What is the invisible force that causes massive objects to pull other objects towards them?
Orbit
Gravitational Pull
Might
Force
- 11. Multiple ChoiceThe belt between Mars and JupiterCometsAsteroidsMeteorsStars
- 12. Multiple Choice
A meteorite is DIFFERENT from a comet mainly because
has a tail of ice and gas
is found in orbit between Jupiter and Mars
enters the Earth's atmoshere
has a nucleus made of rock and snow.
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