Meteors

Q.

1. Meteorites burn up in the mesosphere but not in the thermosphere. It is due to

1. relatively thicker atmosphere in the mesosphere

2. relatively thicker atmosphere in the thermosphere

3. very low temperature in the mesosphere

4. very low temperature in the thermosphere

Q. The nature of the material from which the solar system was formed can be investigated by:

1. Asteroids
2. Comets
3. Meteorites
4. Satellites

Q.

What makes the comets, meteors, and planets in our solar system to revolve around the sun?

1. Gravitational Force

2. Electrostatic Force

3. Frictional Force

4. Centripetal Force

Q. Swarms of meteors are known as ___.

1. asteroids
2. satellites
3. meteor shower
4. planets

Q.

The celestial objects that occasionally enters the Earth’s atmosphere are called ___.

1. meteors
2. asteroids
3. comets
4. satellites

Q. A celestial object that reaches the Earth's surface is called .

1. meteorite
2. meteor
3. asteroid
4. comet

Q. Shooting stars that we normally see in the night sky are the .

1. asteroids
2. comets
3. meteors
4. meteroids

Q. Which of the following is true about meteors?

1. Meteors are small objects that enter earth’s atmosphere occasionally and burn up.
2. Meteors are also called shooting stars.
3. Meteors have a long tail of dust.
4. Meteors revolve around earth.