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- 1. Multiple ChoiceMade of ice, dust and gasasteroidmeteoroidcometmeteor
- 2. Multiple ChoiceFound in the Oort Cloudasteroidmeteoroidcometmeteor
- 3. Multiple ChoiceOften called shooting stars.asteroidmeteoroidcometmeteor
- 4. Multiple Choice
Which of the following is known as the small planet?
Meteor
Comet
Asteroid
Meteoroid
- 5. Multiple Choice
Which of the following is not an example of asteroids?
Vesta
Apollo
Amor
Aten
- 6. Multiple Choice
What do we call a meteor that has reached the Earth?
Comet
Meteorite
Meteoroid
Asteroid
- 7. Multiple Choice
What is the definition of an Asteroid?
A small rocky body orbiting the Sun between Mars and Jupiter
A celestial body with a nucleus of ice and dust, has a tail
A small body or object that enters Earth’s atmosphere
A small rocky body that reaches Earth’s surface
- 8. Multiple Choice
What is the definition of a Comet?
A small rocky body, orbits the Sun between Mars & Jupiter
An object with a nucleus of ice and dust that has a tail
A small rocky object that enter Earth’s atmosphere
An object that touches down on Earths surface
- 9. Multiple Choice
What is an object called when it enters Earth’s atmosphere but DOES NOT reach the surface?
Meteoraid
Meteorite
Meteoroid
Meteor
- 10. Multiple Choice
What is it call when dozens of space rocks fall into earth’s atmosphere & burn up all at once?
Asteroid showers
Comet showers
Meteor shows
Meteor showers
- 11. Multiple Choice
What is the name of the famous comet that flies by Earth every 75 years?
Heathers Comet
Halie’s comet
Hailey’s Comet
Halleys Comet
- 12. 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
- 13. 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
- 14. 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
- 15. Multiple ChoiceThe tail of a comet usually facestoward the suntoward the Earthaway from the Sunaway from the Earth
- 16. Multiple Choice
How can the Earth may slide away from its orbit?
When a comet burns
When the Earth is hit by an enormous asteroid
When a crater is formed on the Earth
When there is valcano eruption
- 17. Multiple Choice
Tick the correct answers to show the characteristics of meteoroids, asteroids and comets.
Known as a small planet
Meteoroid
Asteroid
Comet
- 18. Multiple Choice
Tick the correct answers to show the characteristics of meteoroids, asteroids and comets.
The surface temperature is cold, - 73o C
Meteoroid
Asteroid
Comet
- 19. Multiple Choice
Complete each statement by checking the appropriate box.
Hale - Bopp is an example of:
Asteroid
Comet
Meteoroid
- 20. Multiple Choice
Choose what is being described in each statement by checking the correct box.
Made up of rock and frozen material
Asteroid
Comet
Meteoroid
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