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Space Rocks: Comets, Meteors, Meteoroids, Meteorites, And Asteroids. TEACHERS: click here for quick copy question ID numbers.

What space rock is made of ice, dirt, and dust?
a) Comet
b) Meteor
c) Asteroid
d) Meteoroid

Where is the asteroid belt located?
a) Between Mars and Earth
b) Between Jupiter and Saturn
c) Between Jupiter and Mars
d) Between the Earth and Venus

What are the two types of tails a comet has?
a) Dirt and Dust
b) Dirt and Gas
c) Gas and Dust
d) Dirty Gas and Smoke

That is a meteoroid called once it enters the Earth's atmosphere?
a) Meteor
b) Meteoroid
c) Meteorite
d) Asteroid

How large is an asteroid?
a) Between 1-3 feet
b) Smaller than 3 feet
c) Between 3-5 feet
d) Bigger than 3 ft

What makes a comet different from a meteoroid or asteroid?
a) It has no ice but 2 tails
b) It has ice but no tails
c) it has one tail and ice
d) It is partially made of ice and has 2 tails

Which way does the tail of a comet point?
a) Towards the sun
b) Away from the sun
c) To the Left
d) To the Right

What is a meteor called once it has hit the Earth's surface?
a) Meteor
b) Meteoroid
c) Meteorite
d) Comet

Which Space Rock has the same composition as a planet?
a) Meteors
b) Comets
c) Asteroids
d) Meteorites

What is the common name for a Meteor?
a) A planet
b) A Shooting Star
c) A moon
d) Something really fast

Which space rock is considered to be a dirty snowball?
a) A comet
b) A meteor
c) A meteoroid
d) An Asteroid

An asteroid is smaller than a planet but larger than a
a) Asteroid
b) Comet
c) Meteoroid
d) Planet

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