Small Solar System Objects Review

Test Description: Comets, meteoroids, and asteroids

Instructions: Answer all questions to get your test result.

1) Has a tail that shows when it travels closer to the Sun.

2) a region of space that exists past the orbit of the Kuiper belt

3) Why do planets or moons with atmospheres have fewer impacts?

4) A region of space between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter.

5) A meteoroid that has entered Earth's atmosphere but has NOT hit the surface is called a(n)

6) What causes a meteor to become a meteorite?

7) One difference between a meteoroid and an asteroid is

8) Scientists also refer to comets as ______________.

9) People often refer to meteors as _______________.

10) This is a ring of icy bodies that exist past the orbit of Neptune.

11) Why is it important to study smaller bodies such as comets or asteroids?


*select an answer for all questions

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