Question

drag and drop each object to its correct description. object one: gray, rocky object that struck the ground ground ground ground ground several miles from the observatory object two: a distant object that appears to be an icy chunk beyond neptune; looks like it may have come from the kuiper belt object three: a small object that left a light streak as it entered earths atmosphere; it disintegrated before hitting earth object four: an object that is orbiting the sun at a distance between mars and jupiter; has a small object orbiting it meteorite comet asteroid meteor

Explanation:

• Object One: A meteorite is a rocky object that survives its passage through the atmosphere and strikes the ground. So Object One (gray, rocky, struck ground) matches meteorite.
• Object Two: Comets are icy chunks, often from the Kuiper belt or Oort cloud, and are distant. So Object Two (icy chunk, beyond Neptune, Kuiper belt) matches comet.
• Object Three: A meteor is a small object that enters Earth's atmosphere, creates a light streak (shooting star), and disintegrates before hitting the ground. So Object Three (small, light streak, disintegrated) matches meteor.
• Object Four: Asteroids are rocky objects orbiting the Sun, often in the asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter, and can have moons. So Object Four (orbiting Sun between Mars - Jupiter, has small object orbiting) matches asteroid.

Answer:

Object One: meteorite
Object Two: comet
Object Three: meteor
Object Four: asteroid