Asteroids, Meteors, Comets, Light Years & Galaxies!

Which of the following orbits the sun?

• asteroids

• comets

• planets

• all of the above

When objects strike the surface of a planet or moon, they leave a deep impression on the surface called a:

• Pothole 
• Crater
• Canyon
• Plateau

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

I am sometimes called a shooting star.

• meteor

• asteroid

• comet

A meteor that does not burn up in Earth's atmosphere and strikes Earth's surface forming a crater on Earth!

• Meteorite

• Meteoroid

• Meteor

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

The light caused when a meteor crosses the sky is caused by _____________________.

• gravity

• friction

• solar winds

• erosion

With the naked eye you are unlikely to see a ______________ in your lifetime.

• comet

• meteor

• shooting star

• planet

Which type of celestial object is found in the Earth's atmosphere?

• comet

• meteor

• asteroid

Which is found in the belt between Mars and Jupiter

• Comets

• Asteroids

• Meteors

• Stars

Sometimes I am called a "dirty snowball". I have a hydrogen cloud, coma, and a nucleus. I am invisible except when near the sun. What am I?

• Asteroid
• Star
• Meteor
• Comet

The tail of a comet usually faces

• toward the sun
• toward the Earth
• away from the Sun
• away from the Earth

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-1