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Given an image or animation of a body in space, the learner identifies it as a comet when (and only when) it is a frozen body of ice, dust, and rock that orbits the Sun (visible tail near the Sun; no tail when far from the Sun).

grade level
5
frames
16
  1. 01What is a comet made of?
  2. 02Why does this comet have a visible tail?
  3. 03What kind of space object are we looking at?
  4. 04Is this dark object a comet?
  5. 05Which statement best describes this object?
  6. 06What is this object?
  7. 07Why is Vesta considered an asteroid and not a comet?
  8. 08What kind of object is Mars?
  9. 09Based on its glowing tail, what is this object?
  10. 10What is this rocky object?
  11. 11What kind of object is this?
  12. 12What is this object?
  13. 13What is this dark, icy object?
  14. 14What is this massive spherical object?
  15. 15What is this spectacular object?
  16. 16Identify this space object.

In this image, you are looking at the planet Mars. It is a large, spherical world that orbits the Sun. It is not a frozen chunk of ice and dust, and it does not grow a tail. Planets are much larger and have a very different structure than small, icy comets.

A clear view of the planet Mars. You can see it is a large, perfectly spherical world with a reddish-brown rocky surface, visible polar ice caps, and a thin atmosphere, entirely different from a small comet.
A clear view of the planet Mars. You can see it is a large, perfectly spherical world with a reddish-brown rocky surface, visible polar ice caps, and a thin atmosphere, entirely different from a small comet.

Prompt

What kind of object is Mars?