Question

Activity 2: My Characteristics

Directions: After exploring the amazing asteroids, comets, and meteors, test yourself if you
can compare and differentiate the three: comets, meteors, and asteroids. Below are some
characteristics of comets, meteors, and asteroids (1-15).
Choose from the following (A-G), and write the letters before each characteristic in your
activity notebook.
A. if it refers to comets
B. if it refers to meteors
C. if it refers to asteroids
D. both comets and meteors
E. if it refers to both meteors and asteroids
F. if it refers to both asteroids and comets
G. if it refers to all (comets, meteors, and asteroid)
Characteristics:
1. Progress across the sky very slowly
2. Known as falling stars or shooting stars
3. Remnants of the formation of the solar system
4. They glow as they enter the earth's atmosphere
5. Reflect sunlight
6. Rocky composition
7. Orbit the sun in highly elliptical orbits s
8. Minor planets
9. Mostly found between Mars and Jupiter
10. Can reach 150 million km in length
11. Most have slightly elliptical orbits
12. The result from the collision of asteroids
13. Streak across the sky very fast
14. Come in all sizes and shapes
15. Icy object

Answer 1

Answers:

1. A
2. B
3. G
4. B
5. F
6. E
7. A
8. C
9. C
10. A
11. G
12. E
13. B
14. G
15. A

Step-by-step explanation:

1. Progress across the sky very slowly - This characteristic refers to comets
2. Known as falling stars or shooting stars - This characteristic refers to meteors
3. Remnants of the formation of the solar system - This characteristic refers to all (comets, meteors, and asteroid)
4. They glow as they enter the earth's atmosphere - This characteristic refers to meteors
5. Reflect sunlight - This characteristic refers to both asteroids and comets
6. Rocky composition - This characteristic refers to both meteors and asteroids
7. Orbit the sun in highly elliptical orbits - This characteristic refers to comets
8. Minor planets - This characteristic refers to asteroids
9. Mostly found between Mars and Jupiter - This characteristic refers to asteroids
10. Can reach 150 million km in length - This characteristic refers to comets
11. Most have slightly elliptical orbits - This characteristic refers to all (comets, meteors, and asteroid)
12. The result from the collision of asteroids - This characteristic refers to both meteors and asteroids
13. Streak across the sky very fast - This characteristic refers to meteors
14. Come in all sizes and shapes - This characteristic refers to all (comets, meteors, and asteroid)
15. Icy object - This characteristic refers to comets