Asteroids, Comets, and Meteors

Meteorites...

•  hit the ground

• burn up completely in the atmosphere

• debris from asteroids/comets that float around in space

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

After orbiting the sun frequently Comets break into:

• meteors

• meteoroids

• meteorites

A meteoroid is found

• in Space

• entering earths atmosphere

• impacting earths surface

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

What are comets made of?

• Metals like iron and nickel

• Gas

• Hydrogen Gas

• Ice and rock

In the diagram, A and C refer to which part of a comet?

• Nucleus

• Tail

• Coma

D is pointing to which part of a comet?

• Coma

• Tail

• Nucleus

When a meteoroid begins to enter Earth's atmosphere it begins to burn up.  What force causes this?

• Gravity

• Friction

• EM Radiation

A comet's orbit is faster...

• when it is in the Oort Cloud

• when it is near the Sun

• when it is far from the sun

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

NGSS.MS-PS2-4

In the diagram, a comet's tail always points where?

• Towards the Sun

• Away from the Sun

• Towards Earth

• Away from Earth

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

The cloud of gas and dust around the solid icy ball of a comet is the...

• Nucleus

• Coma

• Tail