Quiz  /  Meteors and Comets

  • 1. 
    What are comets made of?

  • Ice, dust, and rock
  • Metal only
  • Metal and ice
  • Ice only

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

  • Coma
  • Halo
  • Crown
  • Hat

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

  • Arm
  • Tail
  • Coma
  • Ribbon

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

  • Long period comets
  • Short period comets

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

  • Long period comets
  • Short period comets

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

  • Long period comets
  • Short period comets

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

  • Kuiper Belt
  • Oort Cloud
  • Asteroid Belt
  • Trojan asteroids

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

  • Trojan asteroids
  • Oort Cloud
  • Asteroid Belt
  • Kuiper Belt

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

  • All of the above
  • Meteor
  • Meteoroid
  • Meteorite

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

  • Meteor
  • Meteoroid
  • Meteorite
  • All of the above
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