MELC:

Compare and contrast comets, meteors, and asteroids

Activity #1 Activation of Prior Knowledge Exam
Instructions: Below is a diagram showing the PAGASA’s Public Warning Storm Signals (PSWS).
Complete the diagram by writing down the wind speed, the lead time, and possible damage to
structure of each warning signal.

Activity #2
Instructions: True or False: Read each statement carefully. Write TRUE if the statement is correct, and FALSE
if the statement is incorrect.

True 1. Mesosphere is the layer of the atmosphere that protects earth's surface from being hit by most
meteoroids.

False 2. Earth has never been hit by an asteroid.

False 3. Recent advances in space technology have made the scientists discover all the asteroids in the outer
space.

True 4. The asteroid belt is a region between Mars and Jupiter where most of the asteroids in our solar
system are

found.

false 5. A "falling star" or a "shooting star" is not related to the stars from the outer space.

Activity #3
Instructions: Based on what you have learned, compare and contrast Comets and Asteroids using
the Venn diagram below.

COMETS ASTEROIDS
Activity #4 Mental Model Worksheet 2
Meteors

Instructions: Based on what you have learned about meteors, illustrate the differences of a meteor,
meteoroid, and meteorite by drawing on the diagram below where these celestial bodies can be
found. Afterwards, add a short description of each on the boxes provided.

Outer space is the

expanse that exists
beyond Earth and
between celestial
bodies. Outer space is
not completely empty—it
is a hard vacuum
containing a low density
of particles,
predominantly a plasma
of hydrogen and helium,
as well as
electromagnetic
radiation, magnetic fields,
neutrinos, dust, and
cosmic rays.
Earth surface, about 70%, is covered with
water. Underneath the water that fills the
oceans, and the dirt and plants that cover
the continents, the Earth's surface layer
is made of rock. ... This outer layer formed
a hard, rocky crust as lava cooled about
4.5 billion years ago.
Earth's atmosphere is a layer of
gases surrounding the
planet Earth and retained by
the Earth's gravity. It contains
Activity #5 roughly 78% nitrogen and 21%
oxygen 0.97% argon and carbon
dioxide 0.04% trace amounts of other
gases, and water vapor. This mixture
of gases is commonly known as air.
Progress Check

Instructions: Identification. Identify which member of the solar system is being described in each
item by choosing the letter of the answer from the box given below.

A. Meteor C. Mesosphere E. Meteoroid

B. Comet D. Meteorite F. Dwarf planet

G. Kuiper Belt H. Oort Cloud I. Exosphere

J. Asteroid K. Asteroid belt

G 1. A disc-shaped region of icy objects beyond the orbit of Neptune, Pluto and Eris are the best
known of these icy worlds.

H 2. A vast, extremely distant, spherical shell of icy bodies surrounding the solar system.

A 3. Also called planetoids and are composed of rocks and metals, and believed to be fragments of
an exploded planet.

F 4. Celestial body orbiting the sun that is massive enough for its gravity to acquire a nearly round
shape.

E 5. A piece of rock or metal that burns and glows brightly in the sky as it falls from outer space into
the Earth's atmosphere

B 6. Revolves around the sun in elliptical orbits. Composed of small rock fragments, dust, ice and
some gases.

I 7. Small, luminous objects that move fast in space. Composed of rocks made of iron and nickel.

D 8. Solid piece of debris that do not burn up and survives its passage through the atmosphere; hits
the ground without being destroyed.

C 9. The layer of the atmosphere that protects the Earth by burning up most meteors and asteroids
before they are able to reach the earth's surface.

A 10. A home to thousands of rocks and debris known as asteroids. It is located between the inner
and the outer planets.