Bill nye astroid and meteors worksheets lesson worksheets. Comets meteors meteoroids meteorites and asteroids. Comets, asteroids, meteors worksheet teachers pay teachers. This worksheet contains basic conceptual questions about comets, asteroids, and meteors. Comets, asteroids, and meteoroids also belong to our solar system.
I dont know which of the following bits of asteroid physics did the movie armageddon get right. A ball of frozen dust and rock that orbits the sun and has a tail that glows. A meteor, also known as a falling or shooting star is a streak of light that you see when a bright asteroid, meteoroid or any other space rock passes through earths atmosphere. Through this series of activities students will be able to explain the differences between these three objects. Click to read the fact file or download the comprehensive worksheet collection. Learn what distinguishes each term with this outer space science sheet.
Asteroids, comets, meteors asteroids, comets, meteors. An asteroid is a rock of various size that orbits the sun. Far from the sun it is difficult to distinguish an asteroid from a comet. Jul 17, 2007 it could cause a lot of damage, maybe even throw up enough dust into the air to totally mess up the weather for years and cause crop failures and starvation, but not destroy the planet completely. A relatively small, sometimes active object, which is composed of dirt and ices. Have each write comet, asteroid, and meteor on the cards, one term per card. Zoom into space comets, meteors, and asteroids book. Like the dust cloud surrounding pigpen in the peanuts comics, a meteoroid stream travels along with the comet on its orbit through the solar system. Introduce and explore asteroidsmeteorscomets in this activity pack. Two lessons to teach pupils about meteorites, asteroids and comets and the differences between them.
Students are given a large venn diagram with 18 different characteristics about comets, asteroids, and meteoroids. A comet is a small body of ice, rock, and dust that follows a highly elliptical orbit around the sun. Welcome to a short quiz consisting of 10 basic questions about comets, asteroids, and meteoroids. Doesnt contain much ice or doesnt get close enough to. Swbat compare and contrast the physical properties and locations of asteroids, meteors and comets. A meteoroid that enters the earths atmosphere and vaporizes. Object description locationmovement asteroid comet meteoroid answer the following questions on a. Mosaic of four images taken by rosettas navigation camera of the comet. Apr 16, 2010 a comet may have an unusual orbit, which may at times bring the comet close to the sun and make it visible to the naked eye, or through relatively low strength telescopes. This is a quick homework assignment or formative assessment for students to better understand the differences and similarities between comets, asteroids, and meteoroids. In this asteroid, comet, and meteor graphic organizer worksheet, learners compare and contrast asteroids, comets, and meteors as they mark the characteristics of each. You will receive your score and answers at the end. Most asteroids can be found in the asteroid belt, which is a place between mars and jupiter.
A comet may have an unusual orbit, which may at times bring the comet close to the sun and make it visible to the naked eye, or through relatively low strength telescopes. For updates about sales and new products, please follow my store. A small rocky or metal object, usually between the size of a grain of sand or a boulder, that orbits the sun. Asteroid asteroid belt comet crater fireball kuiper belt meteor meteorite oort cl. The ion tail and the dust tail the rock tail and the ion tail. Use your prior knowledge of comets to correctly answer the questions, only referencing the notes pages when needed. Asteroids meteors comets introductions and activities. Lastly, a comet is different from all the other examples, besides the fact that it is affected in some way by the gravitational pull of another object, larger than it. Size of the newly discovered asteroid roughly the size of texas b.
The resistance on the rock due to the earths atmosphere causes its. Meteor shower earth passes through a band of meteoroid particles. Asteroids meteors comets introductions and activities tpt. Asteroids, comets, and meteoroids continued what are comets. Did you know that a meteoroid, meteor and meteorite are different names for the same thing. Rocketlit science reading for asteroids, comets, meteors. Comets another type of object orbiting the sun orbits are very elliptical ovallike rocks in ice comets have tails that point away from the sun. When the earth enters a meteoroid stream left by a comet it produces a meteor shower. But no asteroid or comet or meteor that large is going to hit any time soon. Information is introductory and basic concepts of all 3 objects covered.
Displaying all worksheets related to bill nye astroid and meteors. It could cause a lot of damage, maybe even throw up enough dust into the air to totally mess up the weather for years and cause crop failures and starvation, but not destroy the planet completely. Page 3comets introduction and truefalse statements. Are minor planets, especially those of the inner solar system. Of course small, harmless meteors hit all the time. Comets eject small particles meteoroids that follow the comet around in its orbit and cause meteor showers when earth crosses the comets orbit. A meteor is simply an asteroid that attempts to land on earth but is vaporized by the earths atmosphere.
Infographics artist tim lillis has put together a primer of sorts, in the form of an infographic, describing the different between a comet, asteroid, meteoroid, meteor and meteorite. Well, there is a lot to talk about such stuff but since you are here to take this quiz talking further might reveal too much. Entire library worksheets fifth grade science meteor, meteorite, meteoroid. A comet is a ball of mostly ice that moves around in outer space. In this printable science activity, students make a scale model of the solar system. They are very different from asteroids, meteorites and meteors. Comet halley, comet halebopp meteoroid size and shape. We usually think of our solar system as the sun and the eight planets that orbit it. How do the terms comet, asteroid, meteoroid, meteor and. Meteor showers usually occur when earth passes through a stream of particles left behind by a comet in its orbit produce meteors streaks of light upon entering earths atmosphere.
Asteroids, meteorites and comets may seem similar you can only come up with so many names for giant space rocks. Comet meteor asteroid comet meteor asteroid it is made up of dust and rock that burn up in the earths atmosphere. Another comet, halebopp, is visible from earth every 5 to 10 years. Historically, objects larger than 10 meters across have been called. A is gas and dust pulled off the comet by the suns gravity. What is the difference between a asteroid and a meteoroid. Ceres is 1,000 kilometers across and roughly a quarter the size of our moon.
Comets meteors meteoroids meteorites and asteroids crossword. A meteor that hits earth without burning up in the atmosphere. What is the difference between comets, asteroids, and meteors. Chapter 28 section 4 asteroids, comets, and meteoroids. A meteor is the streak of light caused by a meteoroid hitting the earths atmosphere, in the mesosphere.
Space is strange and interesting at the same time, a lot of is always going on out there. A meteor that hits earth without burning up in the. A very bright comet only appears once or twice in a century but it remains in the sky for many days or months. There are lots of names associated with space rocks, so what is the difference.
An object larger than a meteoroid that orbits the sun and is made of rock or metal. As the meteor enters the earths atmosphere it becomes very hot due to friction like when you rub your hands together for a few moments. It takes them between 3 and 6 years to travel around the sun one time. Find asteroids comets and meteors lesson plans and teaching resources. A coma is a thin, fuzzy atmosphere that surrounds the center of the comet. Can your child round out the page by adding color to make these orbiting rocks come to life. A collection of meteors visible when earth passes through a trail of debris left by a comet. May 23, 2018 a meteor is simply an asteroid that attempts to land on earth but is vaporized by the earths atmosphere. A comet is usually larger and travels slowly across the night sky. One example very close to our mother earth is nearearth objects.
They can be as small as 100 meters or as big as 40 kilometers across. Worksheets are bill nye the science guy comets meteors, asteroids comets meteoroids, asteroids comets meteors teachers guide, lesson 15 teachers guide meteors comets and asteroids, bill nye the science guy moon, comets asteroids and meteorites exploring the planets, name asteroids and comets and. Even though there are a lot of asteroids here we know of over one million they are pretty spaced out. Object description locationmovement asteroid comet meteoroid answer the following questions on a separate sheet of paper. When their orbits decay, they eventually touch the earths atmosphere, and burn up due to friction. Comets, asteroids, and meteors background information. As students read the section, have them list the characteristics of each object on the. Apr 18, 2019 welcome to a short quiz consisting of 10 basic questions about comets, asteroids, and meteoroids. Students answer the following questions for their bell ringer based on the previous days lesson. After reading the text, fill in the what, where, how big and how many on your notesheet. Contains water ice and other frozen volatiles which sublimate into gases when the object gets close to the sun.
What similarities andor differences did you between the comets made in class and actual comets that we discussed before. Dec 23, 2015 infographics artist tim lillis has put together a primer of sorts, in the form of an infographic, describing the different between a comet, asteroid, meteoroid, meteor and meteorite. When such a comet can be viewed it is usually noted as having a tail, made of gasses, which early astronomers often mistook for a shooting star. They have such low mass that they do not become spherical, or round. Heres how to tell a meteor from an asteroid from a comet. C trails behind the comet, pointing away from the sun as the comet approaches it, and toward the sun as the comet moves out of the inner solar system. Learn a bit about meteors, asteroids and comets as they travel across the night sky. One of the most famous comets is halleys comet, which passes by earth every 76 years. The resistance on the rock due to the earths atmosphere causes its temperature to rise.
Comets are characterised by dust and gas tails when in proximity to the sun. Join the royal observatory greenwich astronomers to find out. It includes information about the solar system as well as information about specific meteorites. Meteors, asteroids and comets macquarie university. When he still cant find the comet, what does andy do next. Do comets orbit in a circular or elliptical pattern. Appears as a point of light even in the large telescopes. How are asteroids, meteors, meteorites, and comets all. Differentiate between an asteroid, a comet and a meteorite. When he cant find the comet, what does andy do first. Asteroid asteroid belt comet crater fireball kuiper belt meteor meteorite oort cloud. It is a small, solid ball surrounded by gases, water, and dust.
If you get stuck, all the information you need to answer the questions is in your. They become bright and seem to streak across the sky. Comets, asteroids, and meteors teachervision prenticehall, inc. They enter the solar system from deep space, orbit near sun, then move far out into space again. In this asteroid, comet and meteor worksheet, students complete a chart by determining which of 8 given characteristics belong to asteroids. A tail is the trails of gas and dust that a comet leaves behind as it passes through the solar system. Space rocks whats the difference between an asteroid, a. When he is disappointed by the comet, what does andys father show.
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