2. Which of the following is the only meteor
shower that is not associated with a comet, but
with an asteroid?
A Orionids
C. Lyrics
B. Quarantids D Geminids
3. Which of the following enters the Earth's
atmosphere and survive to reach the surface?
A. meteorite
C. meteroid
B. asteroid
D. meteor
4. Asteroids orbit around the Sun in between
the orbits of which two planets?
A Earth and Mars C. Mars and Jupiter
B. Mercury and Venus D. Venus and Mars
5. When do meteor showers occur?
A When an asteroid passes the Earth
B. When the comets orbit around the Sun
C. When fragments of a comet breaks up as it
passes near the Sun
D. When the Earth passes through streams of
debris or meteoroids
6. At which month does the annual meteor
shower Lyrids occur?
A. January
C. October
B. April
D. February
7. Comet Halley is expected to be seen again in
2061. When was the last time it was seen?
A 2015
C. 1985
B. 2000
D. 2005
8. Bryan wants to observe an annual meteor
shower in early January. He travels to the
Northern Hemisphere because the first
meteor shower is best seen there.
Which of the following meteor shower will
Bryan observe in that particular time of the
year?
A Lyrics
C. Orionids
B. Geminids D. Quarantids​