Meteoroid Asteroid Comet

Made of ice, dust and gas

• asteroid
• meteoroid
• comet
• meteor

Found in the Oort Cloud

• asteroid
• meteoroid
• comet
• meteor

Often called shooting stars.

• asteroid
• meteoroid
• comet
• meteor

Which of the following is known as the small planet?

• Meteor

• Comet

• Asteroid

• Meteoroid

Which of the following is not an example of asteroids?

• Vesta

• Apollo

• Amor

• Aten

What do we call a meteor that has reached the Earth?

• Comet

• Meteorite

• Meteoroid

• Asteroid

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

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

What is an object called when it enters Earth’s atmosphere but DOES NOT reach the surface?

• Meteoraid

• Meteorite

• Meteoroid

• Meteor

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