Lesson comets Context Clues

d Comprehension Check: Multiple Choice
Circle the letter of the best answer.
1. All comets ___ .
a. orbit the Earth
b. consist of ice and dust
c. appear every 76 years
2. When a comet gets dose to the Sun, ____.
a. the dust particles melt
b. it slows down
c. the ice melts
3. People used to be afraid of comets because ____ .
a. they didn't appear regularly
b. they were made of ice and dust
c. they orbited the Sun
4. People were less afraid of comets after Newton discovered that comets
a. travel in a regular pattern
b. orbit the Earth in a pattern
c. are messengers of doom
5. Edmond Halley was ___ .
a. a French astronomer
b. ignorant of comets
c. a compiler of data about comets
6. Halley's Comet appears ____
a. every 60 years
b. periodically
c. at unexpected times
7. The first report of Halley's Comet was ____ .
a. over 2,000 years ago
b. in 1531
c. in 1758
8. Halley's Comet will appear again near Earth in ___ .
a. 2061 and 2102
b. 2061 and 2127
c. 2061 and 2137
9. The Stardust mission collected __ .
a. ice from a comet
b. dust from a comet
c. photographs of the Sun
10. The satellite Rosetta is supposed to _____ the comet Churyumov-Gerasimeko.
a. set down on
b. destroy
c. navigate


e Comprehension Questions
1. What are three ways in which all comets are alike?
2. What are three ways in which comets are different from each other?
3.In the past, why were people terrified of comets?
4. In the past, what did people think comets were?
5. What did Sir Isaac Newton discover about comets?
6. What did Edmond Halley learn about comets?
7. Why did Edmond Halley have a comet named after him?
8. What did the Stardust mission do to help us learn more about comets?
9. What is the Rosetta's mission?
10. Why do you think so many people are captivated by comets?