SEKOLAH MENENGAH KEBANGSAAN ST MICHAEL

MOVEMENT CONTROL ORDER (MCO)

SCIENCE FORM TWO

13 MAY 2020

CHAPTER 13- METEROID, ASTEROID, COMET

1. Match the following terms to their meaning

TERM

MEANING

a. Meteroid

A small celestial body mainly composed of ice and dust that orbits around the Sun

Jasad kecil yang terdiri daripada ais dan debu yang bergerak mengelilingi Matahari

b. Asteroid

A chunk of rock and metal moving through space

Serpihan batu dan logam yang bergerak di angkasa

c. Comet

Large chunk of rock and metal orbiting the Sun that is too small to be considered as a planet

Serpihan batuan dan logam yang besar beredar mengelilingi Matahari terlalu kecil untuk dianggap sebagai planet.

2. Tick (/) the correct characteristics of comet.

Tandakan (/) ciri-ciri komet yang betul

(i) A comet is made up of mixture of ice, gas and frozen dust

Komet terdiri daripada campuran ais, gas dan debu beku

(ii) The most prominent part of comet to the unaided eye is dust tail

Bahagian komet yang paling menonjol dari mata tanpa bantuan adalah ekor debu

(iii) Comet revolves in the orbit round the Earth

Komet bergerak dalam orbitnya mengelilingi Bumi.

3. Complete the following statement

Lengkapkan penyataan berikut

(i) Meteoroids entering earth’s atmosphere are known as ______________________

Meteoroid yang memasuki atmosfera bumi dikenali sebagai __________________

(ii) Meteors that hit the Earth’s surface are known as_________________________

Meteor yang menghentam permukaan bumi di kenali sebagai__________________

4. (a) Name R, S and T in the following diagram

Namakan R, S dan T dalam rajah di bawah

(b) Why do most meteors fail to land on Earth?

Mengapakah kebanyakkan meteor tidak Berjaya mendarat di Bumi?

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5. The diagram below shows a condition on the surface of the Earth.

Rajah di bawah menunjukkan satu keadaan di permukaan Bumi.

(i) Explain the condition above.

Terangkan keadaan di atas.

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(ii) Why is Moon more frequently hit by meteoroid compared to the Earth?

Mengapakah Bulan lebih kerap dihentam meteoroid berbanding Bumi.

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(iii) Compare meteoroid and asteroid

Bandingkan meteoroid dan asteroid

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6. Comet consists of two parts, a head and a tail. The length of the comet can reach up to 150,000,000 km and the head size can reach up to 250,000 km. comet travels at an average speed range of 10 km s-1 – 70 kms-1.

Komet terdiri daripada dua bahagian iaitu kepala dan ekor. Panjang komet boleh mencapai sehingga 150,000,000 kmdan saiz kepalanya boleh mencapai sehingga 250,000 km. komet bergerak dengan purata julat kelajuan 10 km s-1 – 70 kms-1.

The diagram shows the Halley comet’s orbit and the prediction of the position of the movement of the Halley comet by year.

Rajah tersebut menunjukkan orbit komet Halley dan ramalan kedudukan pergerakan komet Halley mengikut tahun.

(i) What is comet?

Apakah itu komet?

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(ii) Comets move around the sun, what happens when the comets approach the sun.

Komet beredar mengelilingi matahari, apakah yang akan berlaku apabila komet menghampiri matahari?

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(iii) Can comets collide with the Earth? Explain your answer

Bolehkah comet berlanggar dengan bumi. Terangkan jawapan anda

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7. The diagram below shows asteroid belt in the solar system

Rajah di bawah menunjukkan jalur asteroid dalam sistem suria

Asteroid belt is located between two planets. What are the planets?

Jalur asteroid terletak di antara dua planet. Apakah planet-planet tersebut?

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SEKOLAH MENENGAH KEBANGSAAN ST MICHAEL

MOVEMENT CONTROL ORDER (MCO)

SCIENCE FORM TWO

13

MAY 2020

CHAPTER 1

3

-

METEROID, ASTEROID

, COMET

1.

M

atch

the

following terms to

their meaning

TERM

MEANING

a.

Meteroid

A

small celestial

body mainly compo

sed of ice

and dust that orbits around the Su

n

J

asad

kecil yang terdir

i daripada ais dan debu

yan

g bergerak mengelilingi Matahari

b.

A

steroid

A

chunk of rock and metal movi

ng through

s

pace

S

erpihan

batu dan loga

m yang bergerak di

angkasa

c.

C

omet

L

arge

chunk of rock and metal o

rbiting the Sun

that is to

o

sma

ll to be considered as a planet

S

erpihan

batuan dan logam yang besar

be

redar

mengelilingi

Matahari t

erlalu kecil untuk

d

ianggap sebagai planet.

2.

T

ick

(

/) the correct characteristics of comet.

T

andakan

(/) ciri

-

ciri komet yang betul

(i)

A

comet is made up of mixture of ice, gas and frozen dust

K

omet

terdiri dari

pada campuran ais, gas dan debu bek

u

(ii)

The most prominent part of comet to the unaided eye is dust tail

Bahagian komet yang p

aling men

onjol dari mata tanpa bantuan adalah

ekor debu

(iii)

Com

et revolves in t

he orbit round the

Earth

K

omet

bergerak dalam orbitnya mengelil

ingi Bumi.

3.

C

o

mplete the following statement

L

eng

kap

kan penyataan berikut

(i)

M

ete

o

roids

entering earth

’

s atmosphere are known as ______________________

M

eteoroid

yang memasuki atmosfera bumi dikenali sebagai

__________________

(ii)

M

eteors

that hit the E

arth

’

s surface are known a

s

_________________________

M

eteor

yang menghentam permukaan bumi di k

enali sebagai

__________________

SEKOLAH MENENGAH KEBANGSAAN ST MICHAEL

MOVEMENT CONTROL ORDER (MCO)

SCIENCE FORM TWO

13 MAY 2020

CHAPTER 13- METEROID, ASTEROID, COMET

1. Match the following terms to their meaning

TERM MEANING

a. Meteroid A small celestial body mainly composed of ice

and dust that orbits around the Sun

Jasad kecil yang terdiri daripada ais dan debu

yang bergerak mengelilingi Matahari

b. Asteroid A chunk of rock and metal moving through

space

Serpihan batu dan logam yang bergerak di

angkasa

c. Comet Large chunk of rock and metal orbiting the Sun

that is too small to be considered as a planet

Serpihan batuan dan logam yang besar beredar

mengelilingi Matahari terlalu kecil untuk

dianggap sebagai planet.

2. Tick (/) the correct characteristics of comet.

Tandakan (/) ciri-ciri komet yang betul

(i) A comet is made up of mixture of ice, gas and frozen dust

Komet terdiri daripada campuran ais, gas dan debu beku

(ii) The most prominent part of comet to the unaided eye is dust tail

Bahagian komet yang paling menonjol dari mata tanpa bantuan adalah

ekor debu

(iii) Comet revolves in the orbit round the Earth

Komet bergerak dalam orbitnya mengelilingi Bumi.

3. Complete the following statement

Lengkapkan penyataan berikut

(i) Meteoroids entering earth’s atmosphere are known as ______________________

Meteoroid yang memasuki atmosfera bumi dikenali sebagai __________________

(ii) Meteors that hit the Earth’s surface are known as_________________________

Meteor yang menghentam permukaan bumi di kenali sebagai__________________