Solar System Debris

Solar System Debris

1st - 3rd Grade

8 Qs

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Solar System Debris

Solar System Debris

Assessment

Interactive Video

Science

1st - 3rd Grade

Hard

Created by

Charles Martinez

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8 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is commonly seen as a shooting star in the night sky?

Satellite

Asteroid

Meteor

Comet

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What are comets primarily made of?

Rock and metal

Ice and dust

Gas and plasma

Liquid and vapor

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Where do comets usually reside within the solar system?

Between Mars and Jupiter

Kuiper Belt and Oort Cloud

Beyond Pluto

In Earth's orbit

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What causes the tail of a comet to form?

Lunar gravity

Atmospheric pressure

Solar radiation

Magnetic fields

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the asteroid belt thought to be?

A region of gas

Remnants of a moon

Leftover planet materials

A cluster of comets

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What happens when a meteoroid enters Earth's atmosphere?

It explodes

It burns up creating light

It dissolves into gas

It orbits the Earth

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is a meteorite?

A rock that reaches Earth's surface

A large asteroid

A comet's tail

A glowing meteor

8.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What causes the Perseid meteor shower?

Lunar shadows

Earth passing through comet debris

Solar flares

Planetary alignment