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Asteroid's, Meteors and Comet Flashcards

1
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A comet that dazzled at Hungary on July 23,2023

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Neowise
neowise

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Full meaning of NEO

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Near-Earth Objects
near-earth objects

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Asteroid that exploded on the Lake Cherbakul on Russia

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Asteroid 2012 DA14
asteroid 2012 DA14

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Full meaning of NASA

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Nationa Aeronautics and Space Administration

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5
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A type of metal that contains Silicon, Oxygen, and a piece of Metal

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Silicates
silicates

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Where are the Long-Period comets usually originates

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Oort Cloud
oort cloud

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Where are the Short-Period comets usually originates

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Kuiper Belt
kuiper belt

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What is the most well-known short period comet of the 20th century

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Comet Halley

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What is the distance of the Asteroid 2012 DA14 to orbit the sun and close to earth

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0.4 Lightyears Away

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10
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Origin of a comet that can be found beyond the orbit of Neptune

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Kuiper Belt
kuiper belt

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Origin of a comet that can be found beyond the orbit of the solar system

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Oort cloud

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12
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What is a dirty snowball made of ice in a comet

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The Nucleus
Nucleus

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13
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What is the streak of light when Asteroids enters the earth’s atmosphere

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Shooting Star

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14
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What is the name of the Remnants or fragments foud in an Asteroid’s collision

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Meteoroids

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Who is the two brothers(last name) that discover the element iridium

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Alvarez

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