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Comets/Asteroids/Meteors: Checkpoint 2

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The majority of asteroids are found in a belt located between what two planets?
Earth and Mars
Mars and Venus
Mars and Jupiter
Jupiter and Saturn
The majority of asteroids are found in a belt located between what two planets?
Earth and Mars
Mars and Venus
Mars and Jupiter
Jupiter and Saturn
Comets are composed mostly of
rock
water
dust and ice
gases
Which celestial body has the most highly elliptical orbit?, or longest orbit?
comets
asteroids
meteorites
meteors
What is the scientific term for a shooting star?
comets
asteroids
moons
meteors
Which celestial bodies are composed of rock and metal that float through space?
comets
asteroids
planets
meteors
What do comets, asteroids and meteoroids all have in common
they all reflect light
they all are the same size
they all are found in the asteroid belt
they all are made of ice
Where are meteorites located?
space
deep space
Earth's atmosphere
Earth's surface
Which object is located in the Ort Cloud or Kuiper Belt?
asteroids
meteoriods
comets
planets
Which object does not orbit the Sun?
asteroids
comets
meteors
planets
What object is the largests?
asteroids
comets
meteoroids
meteorites