Objects in Space

What is a small body of ice, rock & cosmic dust loosely packed together?

• meteor
• meteoroid
• asteroid
• comet

The Oort Cloud & Kuiper Belt is commonly home to ___.

• comets
• asteroids
• meteoroids
• meteors

Where is the asteroid belt located?

• past the orbit of Neptune
• between Mars & Jupiter
• surrounding our solar system
• between Earth & Mars

Which object has a tail?

• asteroid
• meteoroid
• meteorite
• comet

Which object is commonly referred to as "shooting star"?

• comet
• meteor
• meteorite
• asteroid

A meteor that stikes the Earth's surface is called a _________.

• meteorite

• sun

• planet

• outer planet

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

The largest planets in our solar system are called _______.

• meteors

• gas giants

• terrestrial

The closest star to the Earth is the __________.

• Milky Way

• Sun

• moon

• Big Dipper

___________ is the farthest planet from the sun.

• Uranus

• Neptune

• Earth

• Mars

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

NGSS.MS-ESS1-3

___________ is the smallest inner planet.

• Mercury

• Venus

• Earth

• Mars

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-3