Other Members of the Solar System

Meteor showers occur when stars fall and enter Earth’s atmosphere.

The comet’s tail is made up of ionized gas and dust particles.

Which part of the comet is ionized due to sun's radiation?

Which is also known as planetoid?

A fireball is an unusually bright comet.

Meteoroids, comets, and asteroids do not emit their own light.

Which is also known as a "dirty snowball"?

Astronomy is the study of celestial objects.

When does a comet produce its longest tail?

Which are also known as shooting stars?

The appearance of a comet remains constant as it approaches Sun.

Which is known as a survivor of meteoroid which is able to reached the earth's ground?

Which is known as a Kuiper object?

Sun’s gravity makes the comet’s tail elongate.

Short-period comets originate from the Oort cloud within the solar system.

Which part of the comet is also known as the "glowing head"?

A meteoroid can come from a comet or an asteroid.

A comet is a huge chunk of rock and ice that orbits Sun.

Which is the main, solid part of a comet?

Comets, meteoroids, and asteroids revolve around Sun.

An asteroid rotates on its own axis.

Most asteroids are found in a belt of rock between Earth and Mars.

One astronomical unit is equal to the distance between Earth and Sun.

Which is NOT a comet?

A meteorite is a piece of rock that entered Earth’s atmosphere and fell on the ground.