Comets and Asteroids

Discover the difference between comets and asteroids in this stellar earth and space science worksheet! Students will read a passage about the composition and orbits of comets and asteroids, along with key vocabulary for each of these celestial bodies. They will then review what they have learned by responding to four reading comprehension prompts, including a set of six true-or-false questions. This engaging two-page astronomy and reading comprehension worksheet is geared toward fifth-grade science students.