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Earth Sci Ch5
Test Description: Ch5
Instructions: Answer all questions to get your test result.
1) starlike object
A
asteroid
B
meteorite
C
comet
D
meteoroid
2) asteroid
A
minor planet
B
meteorite
C
meteoroid
D
comet
3) a group of asteroids not located in the orbit between Mars and Jupiter
A
parabolic
B
Perseids
C
minor planet family
D
Leonids
4) a small body of rock and ice with a very eccentric orbit around the sun
A
meteor
B
minor planet
C
comet
D
asteroid
5) the nucleus and coma of a comet
A
fireball
B
head
C
tail
D
bolide
6) the relatively dense central part of a comet's head
A
fireball
B
nucleus
C
coma
D
bolide
7) the region of glowing gas that surrounds the nucleus of a comet
A
head
B
coma
C
fireball
D
bolide
8) the long streamer behind the head of a comet
A
tail
B
asteroid
C
shooting star
D
bolide
9) the gas pushed away from a comet in a nearly straight stream by the solar wind
A
meteorite
B
type II tail
C
type I tail
D
meteoroid
10) the dust pushed away from a comet in a curved stream by the pressure of sunlight
A
type 1 tail
B
type II tail
C
meteoroid
D
meteorite
11) a comet that keeps returning because of an elliptical orbit
A
sporadic
B
parabolic
C
asteroid
D
periodic
12) the path pf a comet that only passes around the sun once
A
sporadic
B
periodic
C
shower
D
parabolic orbit
13) a mass of stone or metal that orbits the sun and which can become a meteor if it enters the earth's atmosphere
A
meteoroid
B
meteor
C
meteorite
D
asteroid
14) a mass of stone or metal that enters the earth's atmosphere from space and glows as it falls through the atmosphere; a shooting star
A
meteor
B
asteroid
C
meteorite
D
meteoroid
15) another name for a meteor
A
asteroid
B
comet
C
shooting star
D
minor planet
16) a large, brilliant meteor
A
coma
B
asteroid
C
fireball
D
bolide
17) a large meteor that explodes into many smaller ones
A
comet
B
bolide
C
fireball
D
asteroid
18) enter the earth's orbit from random directions and visible at any time of the year
A
sporadic meteors
B
minor planet
C
periodic comet
D
shower meteors
19) enter the earth's atmosphere from an orbit that intersects the eath's orbit
A
asteroid
B
comet
C
shower meteors
D
sporadic meteors
20) enters the earth's atmosphere and strikes the ground
A
asteroid
B
meteorite
C
meteor
D
meteoroid
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