Space Rocks

This hunk of space rock is made up of frozen ice, gas, and dust.

• Asteroid

• Comet

• Meteor

• Meteorite

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS1-1

This space rock is the smaller version of an asteroid AND it's found in space.

• Meteor

• Asteroid

• Meteoroid

• Comet

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-3

Between what two planets in our solar system would you find the asteroid belt?

• Jupiter

• Earth

• Mercury

• Mars

When a meteor survives Earth's atmosphere and hits the ground, it is called a...

• Meteor

• Meteoroid

• Meteorite

• Steve

The tail of a comet appears as the comet gets closer to...

• The Kuiper belt

• Mercury

• the sun

• Walmart

Most asteroids can be found in the ...

• Asteroid Belt

• Kuiper Belt

• Beltway 8

What is a "shooting star"?

• Comet

• The sun

• Asteroid

• Meteor

How does a dwarf planet differ from a regular planet?

• Dwarf planets are larger than regular planets

• Dwarf planets can't clear their orbital "neighborhood"

• Dwarf planets have too much sauce

Meteors are found...

• In space

• In Earth's atmosphere

• On Earth's surace

Meteoroids are found...

• In space

• In Earth's atmosphere

• On Earth's surface