1) What do you call the fragments or debris that resulted from the collision of asteroids or comets? 2) What is the bright glow around the “head” of a comet? 3) What is the name of the famous short period comet that can be seen from Earth every 75 to 76 years? 4) What is the correct term for a “shooting star”? 5) Where is the Asteroid Belt located in the solar system? 6) What will happen if a comet gets closer to the sun? A comet will ______. 7) What do you call a meteor that survived and reaches the Earth’s crust? 8) What do you call the origin of comets that is beyond the solar system? 9) What causes the bright sparks of light brought by meteors? 10) According to a theory, what could have probably caused the extinction of dinosaurs? 11) What type of asteroid have orbits that pass close by that of Earth? 12) What are comets made of? 13) What Near-Earth Objects (NEO) are found on the Kuiper Belt and Oort Cloud? 14) Where do short period comets believed to come from? 15) Give an example of a short period comet. 16) Give an example of a long period comet 17) What kind of NEO forms here? 18) What kind of NEO forms here? 19) What kind of NEO forms here? 20) ________ is a streak of light that happens when a meteoroid enters the Earth’s atmosphere. 21) The orbit of an asteroid is ________ while the orbit of a comet is elongated. 22) ________ are remnants or fragments of asteroids and comets located outside the Earth's atmosphere. 23) True or False: The study of comets provide information how the Earth obtained liquid water. 24) Asteroids originated from the ________ which is in between Mars and Jupiter. 25) Where are meteors located? 26) What is the largest asteroid in the solar system? 27) What NEO are also called minor planets?  28) How long is the orbit of a long period comet? 29) What are the 3 basic parts of a comet? 30) What is the most common type type of asteroid and is grayish in color? 31) What is the color of M-type asteroids? 32) Where are majority of asteroids located? 33) What do you call asteroids that share an orbit with a larger planet. 34) What are the 2 types of tail that a comet may have? 35) True or False: Meteor shower occurs when Earth orbits the Sun and passes through the orbit of a comet where the comet fragments are found.

Comets, Asteroids, and Meteoroids Review

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