Meteors and Comets Quiz Questions

1. What are comets made of?

A Ice, dust, and rock B Metal only C Metal and ice D Ice only

2. What is the glowing 'head' around a comet called?

A Coma B Halo C Crown D Hat

3. What do we call the trailing gases behind a comet?

A Arm B Tail C Coma D Ribbon

4. What type of comets originate from the Oort Cloud?

A Long period comets B Short period comets

5. What type of comets originate from the Kuiper Belt?

A Long period comets B Short period comets

6. What type of comets have an orbit of less than 200 years?

A Long period comets B Short period comets

7. What region defines the outer limits of the Solar System?

A Kuiper Belt B Oort Cloud C Asteroid Belt D Trojan asteroids

8. In what region would you find the dwarf planet Pluto?

A Trojan asteroids B Oort Cloud C Asteroid Belt D Kuiper Belt

9. Which of the following is a piece of a comet or asteroid that has landed on Earth?

A All of the above B Meteor C Meteoroid D Meteorite

10. Which of the following has been pulled into Earth's gravity, but has not yet landed on Earth?

A Meteor B Meteoroid C Meteorite D All of the above