Comets Asteroids and Meteors

A chunk of ice and dust whose orbit is usually a long, narrow ellipse

• Meteoroid

• Comet

• Asteroid

• Meteor

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-3

As a comet approaches the sun, the gas and dust heat up and ____________________________.

• form a fuzzy coma.

• stream outward forming tails.

• disappear.

• shrink.

Which object is like a "dirty snowball" about the size of a mountain?

• Asteroid

• Comet

• Meteor

• Meteoroid

A chunk of rock that enters Earth's atmosphere and produces a streak of light in the sky.

• Meteoroid

• Meteor

• Meteorite

• Comet

A small piece of rock that enters Earth's atmosphere and produces a streak of light in the sky as it burns up.

• Meteoroid

• Meteor

• Meteorite

• Comet

This was something that left behind a crater off the coast of Mexico that is 93 miles wide and 12 miles deep. It brought about the end of the dinosaurs and almost three-quarters of the plant and animal species then living on Earth.

• Halley's Comet

• Meteor Crater

• Apophis

• The Chicxulub Impactor

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

This small rocky body that reaches Earth's surface without burning up is called a ____.

• Meteoroid

• Meteor

• Meteorite

• Asteroid

A near-Earth object with a relatively large size (it is about 1,100 feet). It is about the size of the Eiffel Tower in Paris, France. It is named after the ancient Egyptian god of chaos.

• Halley's Comet

• Meteor Crater

• Apophis

• The Chicxulub Impactor

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-3

Asteroids can range in size from 1 meter to 1000Km

• TRUE

• FALSE

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-3

Check all the following statements that are TRUE

• Asteroids are made of rock and metal

• Comets are made of ice, rock, and dust

• Comets can be found in the Oort Cloud

• All the above

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-3