1. I want to observe a near earth object moving across space for a long period of time, which heavenly body should I look for?
A. Asteroid
B.Comet
C.Meteor
D.Meteorite
2. How do comets and asteroids differ in terms of composition?
A. Comets and asteroids have the same chemical composition.
B. Comets are made up of rocks while asteroids are made up of ice
C. Comets are made of chunks of ice while asteroids are made up of rocks and iron.
D. Comets are made up of hydrogen gas while asteroids are made up of solid materials.
3. Describe how comets and asteroids differ in terms of their orbit.
A. Comets and asteroids are both rounded.
B. Comets and asteroids are both elliptical.
C. Comets' orbit is highly elliptical while asteroid's is more rounded.
D. Comets' orbit is more rounded while asteroid's is highly elliptical
4. The colloquial term 'shooting star' is often associated with which near earth object?
A. Asteroid
B. Comet
C. Meteor
D. Meteorite
5. Objects made of ice, gas and dust and orbit our sun are called:
A. Asteroids
B. Comets
C. Meteors
D. Meteorite
6. One similarity between asteroids, comets and meteoroids is that they all:
A. are made of rock
B. come from the Oort Cloud C. come from the Asteroid Belt D. orbit of the sun
7. When a meteoroid STRIKES the surface of the earth scientists refer to them as:
A. Asteroids
B. Comets
C. Meteors
D. Meteorite
8. What are meteors made of?
A. chunks of rocks and minerals
B. ICE
C. air
D. water
9. Which space object is larger?
A. Asteroids
B. Meteor
C. Meteorite
D. Stars
10. Which of the following is a piece of a comet or asteroid that has landed on Earth?
A. Meteoroid
B. Meteorite
C. Meteor
D. All of the above​