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A comet that orbits the sun every 200 years or less is called what?
a) a short period comet
b) a long period comet
c) a quick orbit comet
d) a long orbit comet

The first NASA spacecraft designed to study a comet
a) spacedust
b) starfleet
c) stardust
d) spacemonkey

Dirt and small rocks or pebbles floating in space that become meteors when the enter the Earth's atmosphere
a) meteoroid
b) meteor
c) meteorite
d) asteroid

A comet that orbits the sun every 201 years or more is called what?
a) short period comet
b) long period comet
c) a quick orbit comet
d) a long orbit comet

A large ball of ice mixed with rocks and dirt, having a long luminous tail when its orbit passes close to the sun
a) asteroid
b) meteoroid
c) meteor
d) comet

A particular comet that occurs every 75 years, named after the man who discovered it by studying ancient records
a) Hale-Bopp
b) Shoemaker-Levy 9
c) Halley's
d) Hippo Space Dancer

Meteors that have entered the Earth's atmosphere and fallen to the ground without completely burning up.
a) meteor
b) meteoroid
c) asteroid
d) meteorite

Large rocks orbiting the sun in space ranging in size from several feet long to larger than a football field.
a) asteroid
b) meteor
c) meteoroid
d) meteorite

The space between Mars and Jupiter where millions of asteroids orbit the sun
a) asteroid belt
b) asteroid suspenders
c) kuiper belt
d) asteroid channel

This occurs when the earth crosses the orbit of a comet causing leftover dust and debris to enter our atmosphere, resulting in a large number of shooting stars
a) Comet show
b) meteor shower
c) fireworks
d) asteroid explosions

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