4th SW Warm Up 1

Open your journal to the solar system notes and read 

ALL information to answer questions on this warm up.


1.   

I am an object in the solar system with an orbit that

may take thousands of years to complete. I have a

glowing tail when I'm around the sun.  I am a/an:


Asteroid

Sun

Meteor

Comet

2.

I am made of pieces of rock, or rock and metal.  I

follow a regular orbit around the sun. You can

usually find me between Mars and Jupiter.  I am a/an:


Sun

Asteroid

Meteor

Comet

3.

I am a piece of rock that hits earth's atmosphere at

a high velocity (speed).  I streak across the sky, glowing

from my vaporizing gases.  I am a/an: 

Sun

Asteroid

Meteor

Comet

4.

I produce my own light, heat, and energy.  I provide

the gravity that keeps space objects orbiting me. I

am a/an:    

 Star/sun

Asteroid

Meteor

Comet

5.

I am a round object that orbits the sun.  I can be

made of solids (like rock), or gases.  I may or may not

have other smaller objects orbiting ME. I am a/an:

Planet

Comet

Meteor

Asteroid

6.

I am an Asteroid but they call me a ________________

when I actually pass through Earth's atmosphere and

impact (strike) the surface (ground). 

Asteroid

Comet

Meteorite

Both Asteroid and Comet

7.

My nickname is "shooting star".  I travel very fast

when I am passing through the atmosphere.  My life

is short lived as I usually burn up before I reach

ground.  I am a/an:

 

Meteor

Asteroid

Comet

The Sun

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