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Comets, Asteroids, Meteoroids, Meteors, And Meteorites
Test Description: Comets, Asteroids, Meteoroids, Meteors, and Meteorites
Instructions: Answer all questions to get your test result.
1) What do you call the gas cloud that surrounds the nucleus of a comet?
A
concussion
B
coma
C
asteroid
D
dust storm
2) The _____ is the head or solid part of a comet.
A
nucleus
B
snowball
C
apostrophe
D
meteor
3) A comet is a lump of frozen gas, dust, and _____ that orbits the Sun.
A
stars
B
ice
C
rain
D
concrete
4) This is a comet's long ribbon-like trail of dust and gas that always points away from the sun.
A
tail
B
tale
C
bow
D
ribbon
5) This is a small piece of rock or metal that travels through space outside of Earth's atmosphere.
A
meteor
B
asteroid
C
comet
D
meteoroid
6) Comets orbit the sun in a(n) _______.
A
rectangle
B
irregular shape
C
circle
D
ellipse
7) Astronomers think that comets come from deep space from the ____________.
A
Pluto Cloud
B
comet cloud
C
cumulus cloud
D
Oort Cloud
8) ________ are very large chunks of rock or metal that orbit the Sun.
A
Asteroids
B
Meteors
C
Kuiper Belt
D
A dwarf planet
9) This is a piece of rock or metal that enters Earth's atmosphere and is often called a shooting star..
A
comet
B
meteoroid
C
meteorite
D
meteor
10) This is a piece or rock or metal that fall onto a moon or planet.
A
comet
B
meteorite
C
titanium
D
inner core
11) Small pieces or rock or metal that break off of an asteroid are called ______.
A
chunks
B
warm fronts
C
meteoroids
D
sand
12) What results when a meteorite hits a planet or moon?
A
goes all the way through to the other side
B
kills all the dinosaurs
C
bounces back into space
D
forms a crater
13) Earth isn't pocked with craters from meteorites like the moon because ______.
A
all of the above
B
The moon has no wind or water on its surface to erode the craters.
C
Earth has wind, water, and other types of erosion that diminish craters over time.
D
Earth has earthquakes and volcanoes that smooth away the craters.
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