Smaller space objects

These objects are mainly found orbiting the sun between Mars and Jupiter. They are too small to be considered a planet.

• Asteroids

• Comets

• Meteors

• Meteorites

Asteroids are mainly composed of

• Rock and ice

• metal and ice

• ice and gasses

• rock and metal

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS1-1

These are very small asteroids that have not yet entered the Earth's atmosphere.

• meteor

• meteoroid

• meteorite

• meteowrong

These are meteoroids that enter the Earth's atmosphere.

• meteor

• meteorite

• asteroid

• comet

A shooting star is actually which of the following small space objects?

• meteor

• meteorite

• meteoroid

• asteroid

The rock pictured above was used as a door stop for many years. It was later found out that it came from outer space and was worth over $100,000. What is it?

• moon rock

• asteroid

• meteor

• meteorite

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-3

These objects in our solar system are made up mostly of ice, frozen gas, and dust.

• asteroid

• comet

• meteoroid

• meteorite

Which of the following is a common nickname astronomers give to comets?

• dirty planet

• dirty meteoroid

• dirty snow ball

• glowing ice ball

Some comets take less than 200 years to orbit the sun. They are called "short period" comets. They come from which part of the solar system?

• Between Mars and Jupiter

• The Kuiper Belt

• The oort cloud

• Saturn's rings

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

Some comets take much longer than 200 years (even up to a million years) to orbit the sun. They are called "long period" comets. They come from which part of our solar system?

• Between Mars and Jupiter

• The Kuiper Belt

• The Oort Cloud

• Saturn's rings