Quiz: Asteroids Vs Meteoroids Vs Comets!
An Asteroid is an object larger than a meteoroid that orbits the sun and is made of rock or metal. Objects larger than 10 meters across used to be called Asteroids. A comet is a body of ice, rock, and dust that can be several miles in diameter and orbits the sun. A Meteoroid is a small rocky or metal object, usually between the size of a grain of sand or a boulder, that orbits the sun.
- 1.
A meteoroid originates from which of the following?- A.
Comet
- B.
Asteroid
- C.
All of the above
- D.
None of the above
- 2.
A shooting star is comes from which of the following?
- A.
Asteroid
- B.
Comet
- C.
Meteoroid
- D.
None of the above
- 3.
Which of the following is closer to the Sun?
- A.
Comet
- B.
Meteor
- C.
Meteorite
- D.
Asteroid
- 4.
What is the difference between Meteor and Meteoroid?
- A.
A meteor vaporizes before it hits the earth unlike Meteorite
- B.
A meteorite vaporizes before it hits the earth unlike Meteor
- C.
There is no difference
- D.
A meteorite comes from Asteroid while Meteor comes from Meteoroid
- 5.
Debris comes from which of the following?
- A.
Meteoroid
- B.
Meteor
- C.
Comet
- D.
Asteroid
- 6.
Which of the following is the biggest?
- A.
Meteor
- B.
Comet
- C.
Meteoroid
- D.
Asteroid
- 7.
Which one of the following is the smallest?
- A.
Meteoroid
- B.
Meteorite
- C.
Comet
- D.
Asteroid
- 8.
How many Asteroids are believed to exist?
- A.
895, 425
- B.
719, 435
- C.
794, 717
- D.
342, 457
- 9.
How many Comets are believed to exist?
- A.
4, 120
- B.
3, 570
- C.
5, 241
- D.
1, 456
- 10.
Which of the following is less likely to cause harm in the event of it landing on earth?
- A.
Asteorite
- B.
Meteorite
- C.
Comeorite
- D.
None of the above
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