These are the questions that Elicit #1 "What are your ideas about comets?" has brought. You can use these questions for
discussion or as an evaluation tool with your students.
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Where do comets come from?
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What are comets made of?
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How do they get from their origin to near Earth?
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What is inside them?
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Where are they now?
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How do you tell the difference between a comet and a shooting star?
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How many are there?
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What is the tail made of?
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Do they all travel the same direction?
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What makes them fly?
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Are they hot and burning?
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Is the tail dangerous?
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What is the life span for a comet?
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Is a comet a ball of gas?
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Is it ice?
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Is it a rock?
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Is it a ball of fire?
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Is it like a shooting star?
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What activates comets?
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Why was Halley's Comet so popular?
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Can they be re-routed?
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How close do they come to Earth?
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Do they have a head and a tail?
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Are they from deep in outer space?
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Are they from the black hole?
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What is "periodic"?
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What keeps them going? Do they have something like a jetpack?
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Why are new ones discovered?
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How do you distinguish one comet from another?
For additional facts about comets, look in Science and
Mission Results.
