Asteroids, Meteors, Comets

Which of the following best describes an asteroid?

• It is made of ice and dust

• It is also known as a "shooting star"

• It has a nucleus, coma, and tail

• It is a LARGE chunk of rock and metal

Which of the following best describes a comet?

• It is made of ice, rock, and dust.

• It is located between Mars and Jupiter

• It has a short elliptical orbit

• Comets are leftover fragments from the time when planets formed in the solar system.

Where is the Asteroid Belt located?

• Between Earth and Mars

• In the Kuiper belt

• Between Mars and Jupiter

• Beyond the Oort cloud

A _____ bursts through Earth's atmosphere at very fast speeds and appears as a "shooting star".

• Meteoroid

• Meteorite

• Meteor

• Comet

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

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

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS4-1

A chunk of rock or dust in space that comes from an asteroid or comet.

• Meteoroid

• Meteor

• Meteorite

• Comet

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

When a meteoroid STRIKES the surface of the earth scientists refer to them as:

• Asteroids

• Comets

• Meteors

• Meteorites 

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

• Meteoroid

• Meteor

• Meteorite

• Asteroid