1. On what date was there a huge meteor shower?

A. November 14,1883 C. November 15,1888

B. November 19,1833 D. November 12,1833

2. How long ago did we discover comets and asteroids?

A. 299 y.a. & 409 y.a. C. 199 y.a. & 382 y.a.

B. 504 y.a. & 309 y.a. D. 200 y.a. & 198 y.a.

3. What are asteroids made of?

A. gas & rock                  C. liquid & solid

B. stony material & iron D. gas & liquid

4. What are comets made of?

A. gas C. liquid

B. ice D. rock

5. What size do comets get?

A. 6.4 to 9.6 C. 9.0 to 10.0

B. 0.6 to 6.2 D. 4.9 to 5.0

6. What are asteroids?

A. large ice balls C. large dust balls

B. large rocks D. large ball of gas

7. Comets are made of ice. (T or F)

8. Asteroids are made of gas. (T or F)

9. A meteorite has hit a frozen lake in Sweden. (T or F)

10. A meteorite hit the Arizona desert. (T or F)