1) What celestial object is shown in the picture? a) meteor b) asteroid c) comet d) meteorite 2) Which among the following is true about asteroids? a) Asteroids are cosmic snowballs of frozen gases, rock and dust that orbit the Sun. b) Asteroids are small, rocky objects that orbit the Sun. Although asteroids orbit the Sun like planets, they are much smaller than planets. c) They are located in the Kuiper Belt d) Asteroids have a fix shape and size. 3) What is a meteorite? a) a small body moving in the solar system that would become a meteor if it entered the earth's atmosphere. b) solid piece of debris from an object, such as a comet, asteroid, or meteoroid, that originates in outer space and survives its passage through the atmosphere to reach the surface of a planet or moon. c) a space rock—or meteoroid—that enters Earth's atmosphere d) a celestial event in which a number of meteors are observed to radiate, or originate, from one point in the night sky. 4) Where can we find asteroids? a) Kuiper Belt b) Oort Cloud c) Asteroid Belt d) Atmosphere 5) What do you think will happen when asteroid or comet hits the Earth? a) It might create a large crater on Earth. b) It will create huge explosion when it hits the surface of Earth. c) It will caused fire on land and forest and tsunami when it hits the ocean. d) All of the above.

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