Comets, Meteoroids and Asteroids

What is commonly referred to as a 'shooting star'?

• A meteor

• An asteroid

• A meteorite

• A comet

Where do comets primarily reside within our solar system?

• The Kuiper Belt and the Oort Cloud

• The Asteroid Belt

• Earth's atmosphere

• Mars and Jupiter

What is the largest asteroid found in the asteroid belt?

• Eros

• Vesta

• Ceres

• Pallas

What happens when a meteoroid enters Earth's atmosphere?

• It becomes a meteor

• It disintegrates completely

• It exits the atmosphere

• It orbits the Earth

What is the Perseid meteor shower?

• Earth passing through comet debris

• A comet approaching Earth

• A gathering of shooting stars

• A collision of asteroids