Asteroids, Comets, and Meteors Quiz

What are asteroids made of?

• Gas and dust

• Ice and dust

• Rock and metal

• Rock, metal, and sometimes ice

Where are many asteroids found orbiting the sun?

• Between Earth and Mars

• Between Saturn and Uranus

• Between Jupiter and Saturn

• Between Mars and Jupiter

What is the shape of the cluster of asteroids between Mars and Jupiter?

• Square

• Belt

• Circle

• Triangle

What are comets made mostly of?

• Gas and dust

• Rock, metal, and sometimes ice

• Ice and dust

• Rock and metal

What happens to a comet when it gets close to the sun?

• It becomes brighter

• Some of it changes into a gas and makes a tail behind the comet

• It becomes larger

• It becomes smaller

Who is the famous scientist that discovered Halley's comet?

• Isaac Newton

• Johannes Kepler

• Galileo Galilei

• Edmund Halley

How often is Halley's comet visible from Earth with the naked eye?

• Every 150 years

• Every 100 years

• Every 76 years

• Every 50 years

What do we call a small piece of a meteor that burns brightly and looks like a white trail across the sky?

• Shooting Star

• Meteoroid

• Comet

• Asteroid

What is a meteor shower?

• When many meteors can be seen falling in the sky

• When a comet gets close to the sun

• When a meteor falls to Earth

• When a meteoroid enters Earth's atmosphere

What happens if a meteor doesn't fully burn up in the atmosphere?

• It becomes a comet

• It falls to Earth and makes a hole

• It becomes a meteoroid

• It becomes an asteroid