Listening

LISTENING

F. Listen to the passage on 'Comet' and fill in the blanks by choosing the correct answer.

Comets, meteors and asteroids have several things in common. First, they are believed to be remnants of the materials that created the Sun and the planets. Basically, they’re leftovers. Comets, meteors and asteroids are too small to be planets. Some are only a few feet in size, while others are a mile or more long.

Comets are mostly made of ice. They are very old. As comets travel close to the Sun, some of the ice melts off and becomes a gas. This melting process causes bits of dust and debris to trail behind the comet. This tail can be seen in the night sky as a bright, quickly-moving light.

Comets orbit at the very edge of the galaxy, past Pluto.

1. Comets are believed to be remnants of the materials created by the Sun.

a. Moon

b. Sun

c. star

d. asteroids

2. Comets are mostly made of ice.

a. dust

b. ice

c. sand

d. snow

3. The tail can be seen in the night sky as a bright, quickly-moving light.

a. head

b. star

c. tail

d. wings

4. Comets orbit at the very edge of the galaxy, past the pluto.

a. Earth

b. Neptune

c. Pluto

d. Saturn

5. State whether the statement is true or false.

The melting process causes bits of dust and debris to trail behind the comet. Answer: True