Asteroids, Comets, and Meteoroids

What are the three parts of a comer?

• head, body, and tails

• nucleus, coma, and tails

• the nucleus, protons, and electrons

• head, coma, and tails

Why does the comet's tail always point away from the sun?

• because of opposite magnetic forces

• because of solar wind

• because you can't see it pointing toward the sun

• because of gravity

What are asteroids?

• small pieces of stars

• small planets

• large metallic rocks that orbit the sun

• icy stars that orbit the sun

What is a "shooting star"?

• meteor

• meteoroid

• meteorite

What is a comet made of?

• rock, dust, and ices

• ice and water

• rock and dust

• dust and ions

Where is the asteroid belt located?

• between Mars and Jupiter

• between Neptune and the Kuiper Belt

• between the sun and the Earth

• between the Kuiper Belt and the Oort Cloud

Which of the following is NOT an explanation for the existence of meteroids?

• interplanetary debris

• material from the asteroid belt

• solid remains of comets

• leftover material from the Big Bang

Which of the following is the largest?

• comets

• meteors

• asteroids

• meteorite

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-3

Meteors are often mistaken as what other space object?

• asteroids

• comets

• shooting stars

What are smaller that comets, but larger that meteoroids?

• meteorites

• meteors

• dwarf planets

• asteroids

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-3