Asteroids and Meteoroids: Grade 8
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What is the primary difference between an asteroid and a meteoroid?

  • Meteoroids are rocky, while asteroids are metallic
  • Asteroids are larger than meteoroids (correct)
  • Meteoroids are larger than asteroids
  • Asteroids are rocky, while meteoroids are metallic
  • Which region of the solar system do most asteroids exist in?

  • Inner Planets
  • Asteroid Belt (correct)
  • Oort Cloud
  • Kuiper Belt
  • What is the term for a meteoroid that survives its passage through the Earth's atmosphere and reaches the ground?

  • Asteroite
  • Space rock
  • Meteoroidoid
  • Meteorite (correct)
  • What causes meteor showers to occur?

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