Differentiate between Asteroids, Comets and Meteors

It is made of ice, dust, and small rocky particles.

• Asteroid

• Comet

• Meteoroid

• Meteor

It is rock made up of similar material that formed the planets.

• Meteor

• Asteroid

• Comet

• Meteoroid

Which of the following answers describes a comet?

• Made of helium and hydrogen

• Made of space dust

• Has a coma and a tail made of ice and rock.

• Made of small rocks and dust

It is made up of dust and rock that burn up in the Earth’s atmosphere.

• Meteor

• Meteoroid

• Asteroid

• Comet

It is considered harmless even though they can be observed from Earth.

• Comet

• Asteroid

• Meteor

• Meteoroid

Most of these are located between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter.

• Comet

• Meteorite

• Asteroid

• Meteor

Which of the following is known as the small planet?

• Meteoroid

• Comet

• Meteor

• Asteroid

Which of the following is not an example of asteroid?

• Vesta

• Ceres

• Apollo

• Pallas

How can the Earth may slide away from its orbit?

• When a comet burns

• When there is valcano eruption

• When the Earth is hit by an enormous asteroid

• When a crater is formed on the Earth

What is it call when dozens of space rocks fall into earth’s atmosphere & burn up all at once?

• Asteroid showers

• Meteor showers

• Comet showers

• Meteorite showers