Comets Asteroids and Meteors

A streak of light in our atmosphere is a _____________________.

• Meteor

• Comet

• Asteroid

• Falling/Shooting Star

Which objects are smallest?

• Meteoroids

• Asteroids

• Comets

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-3

The craters on the moon were caused by the impact of ________________.

• Asteroids

• Comets

• Meteors

• Meteorites

Its structure is considered to be like a large dirty snowball.

• Comet

• Meteor

• Asteroid

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

• Comet

• Meteor

• Asteroid

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

• Comets

• Meteors

• Asteroids

Smaller pieces of rock broken from this object become meteoroids.

• Comet

• Meteor

• Asteroid

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

• Comet

• Meteor

• Asteroid

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

• Comet

• Meteor

• Asteroid

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

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

• Comet

• Meteor

• Asteroid