Asteroid, Meteors, & Meteorites

Which space rock is often called a shooting star?

• meteroite

• asteroid

• meteor

Where are most asteroids found?

• Asteroid belt

• Asteroid region

• Kuiper belt

• Orion's belt

I am a large rock that revolves around the Sun

• planet

• meteorite

• meteor

• asteroid

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-3

This is a broken piece of space rock that is still in space.

• meteoroid

• meteor

• meteorite

• asteroid

A rock that burns up in the Earth's atmosphere

• meteor

• asteroid

• meteroite

What is a the space rock that collides into Earth's surface?

• meteor

• asteroid

• meteorite

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

How does a meteor compare to a meteorite?

• A meteor is moving through Earth's atmosphere and the meteorite actually lands on Earth

• Meteors are made up of Carbon and meteorites are made of ice

• A meteorite is moving through the Earth's atmosphere and the meteor actually lands on Earth

• They are the same thing

Which of the following describes a Meteor?

• Found between Mars and Jupiter

• Have an elliptical orbit of the sun

• Orbit the sun like a planet

• Burn up as they enter the atmosphere

Why do scientist need to closely monitor asteroids?

• They produce a toxic gas and cannot go near the Earth

• A piece could break off after collision and cause a meteorite to hit the Earth's surface

• They can get too large and block sunlight from reaching the Earth

• A piece could break off after collision and cause a meteor to hit the Earth's surface

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

Between which two planets can the Asteroid Belt be found?

• Earth and Venus

• Earth and Mars

• Saturn and Uranus

• Mars and Jupiter