Identifying Comets - Key 1. The word for comet comes from the Greek word for… c. hair 2. Who was the first astronomer to show comets travel beyond the Moon? b. Tycho Brahe 3. At one time, astronomers believed comets came once and were never seen again. a. True 4. When Comet returned in 1910, people Halley’s sold… d. all of the above 5. The Chinese recorded a visit from Comet as far back Halley’s as… d. 240 B.C. 6. The Bayeux (bye-you) Tapestry shows Comet. Some people thought Halley’s their king would lose his throne. Who was that King? d. King Harold 7. Comet returns every ______ years. Halley’s b. 76
Identifying Comets - Key 1. The word for comet comes from the Greek word for… c. hair 2. Who was the first astronomer to show comets travel beyond the Moon? b. Tycho Brahe 3. At one time, astronomers believed comets came once and were never seen again. a. True 4. When Halley’s Comet returned in 1910, people sold… d. all of the above 5. The Chinese recorded a visit from Halley’s Comet as far back as… d. 240 B.C. 6. The Bayeux (bye-you) Tapestry shows Halley’s Comet. Some people thought their king would lose his throne. Who was that King? d. King Harold 7. Halley’s Comet returns every ______ years. b. 76
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