Week 6: Comets, Asteroids & Meteors

1. What are commonly called as “shooting stars”?

• asteroids

• comets

• meteors

• meteorites

2. What are comets made of?

• dust only

• metal only

• dust and metal

• dust, metal, and ice

3. What are found in the circular or somewhat like “doughnut-shaped” region between Mars and Jupiter?

• asteroids

• comets

• meteors

• meteorites

4. What do you call a celestial body that reaches the Earth’s crust?

• comet

• meteor

• meteorite

• meteoroid

5. What celestial body is shown in the picture above?

• comet

• meteor

• asteroid

• meteorite