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Date: -----------------------------------
Space Rocks
2- Match the vocabulary with its definition:
_____1. Asteroid A. A particle producing brief streaks of light in the sky.
_____2. Comet B. A small, icy object.
_____3. Meteor C. A space rock that reaches Earth’s surface.
_____4. Meteorite D. Small, solid rocky bodies that orbit close to the sun.
Name: ----------------------------------
Date: -----------------------------------
3- Choose the correct answer:
1. Most asteroids are found in the _________________.
a. Asteroid Belt
c. Oort Cloud
b. Kuiper Belt
2. The Asteroid Belt is found between the orbits of __________and______________.
(There are two answers to this question.)
a. Jupiter
d. Saturn
b. Mars
e. Uranus
c. Neptune
[Link] are composed of __________, __________, and_____________.
a. ice
c rocks
b. dirt
d. all of the above
4. Comets looks like dirty snow balls found in the _____________.
a. Asteroid Belt
c. Oort Cloud
b. Kuiper Belt
4- Reflect on the journey of a meteor from space till it hits the earth,
mentioning the name of the rock in each stage.
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