Space Objects Quiz

What is a meteoroid?

• A combination of iron and stony meteoroids

• A chunk of rocks or fragments of planet-like material

• A rocklike object from space

• A chunk of ice, gas, and dust

What is a meteor?

• A chunk of ice, gas, and dust

• A meteoroid entering the Earth’s atmosphere

• A rocklike object from space

• A chunk of rocks or fragments of planet-like material

What is a meteorite?

What are iron meteoroids made up of?

• Nickel and iron

• Sandlike materials

• Frozen water, carbon dioxide, ammonia, and methane

• Silicate and iron

What are stony meteoroids made of?

• Nickel and iron

• Sandlike materials

• Frozen water, carbon dioxide, ammonia, and methane

• Silicate minerals

What are stony-iron meteoroids a combination of?

What are asteroids made of?

Where do asteroids float in space?

• In the asteroid belt

• In a long, narrow elliptical orbit

• Anywhere really

• In the gap between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter

What is a comet?

• A chunk of rocks or fragments of planet-like material

• A chunk of ice, gas, and dust

• A combination of iron and stony meteoroids

• A rocklike object from space

What does a comet consist of?

• Nickel and iron

• Sandlike materials

• Frozen water, carbon dioxide, ammonia, and methane

• Silicate and iron