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Comets Asteroids, Meteors

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1
What is a comet?
A large chunk of burning metal.
A small piece of rock or dust.
A large piece of rock and metal.
A large chunk of ice and dust.
2
What causes a meteor to burn up in Earth's atmosphere?
The Sun
Internal Friction
Ram Pressure
Humidity
3
What is an asteroid?
A large piece of rock and metal.
A large chunk of burning metal.
A small piece of rock or dust.
A large chunk of ice and dust.
4
What is this object?
Meteor
Planet
Comet
Asteroid
5
What is a meteoroid?
A large chunk of burning metal.
A large chunk of ice and dust.
A small piece of rock or dust.
A large piece of rock and metal.
6
What causes a meteor shower?
Earth passes through the asteroid belt.
Earth passes through the tail of a comet.
Earth passes through the debris left by a comet.
Earth passes through the Kuiper Belt.
7
Bonus: What element, abundant in space rocks, is found all over the world at the K-T boundary?
Iron
Nickel
Iridium
Hydrogen
8
What is NOT true concerning meteors & comets?
Comets are burning pieces of ice & dust.
Meteors are located in Earth's atmosphere.
Comets have 2 tails.
Meteors last only seconds.
9
What is the name of the crater where the impact occurred that wiped out the dinosaurs?
Gaspra
Barringer
Kirkwood
Chicxulub
10
What is the difference between an Asteroid and a Meteoroid?
Color
Size
Location
Shape
11
What is this object?
Asteroid
Comet
Meteor
Planet
12
What is this object?
Meteor
Comet
Meteorite
Meteoroid
13
What is the sequence that describes a space rock that falls to Earth's surface?
Meteoroid → Meteorite → Meteor
Meteor → Meteorite → Meteoroid
Meteoroid → Meteor → Meteorite
Meteor → Meteoroid → Meteorite