Asteroids, Comets, and Meteors Flashcards
1
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What are Comets
A
(Celestial) objects made out of dust, ice, and rock
2
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What are Asteroids
A
(Celestial) rocky objects containing nickel and iron
3
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What are Meteors
A
Meteoroids that start burning up because they entered Earths atmosphere
4
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What are Meteoroids
A
Small rocky or metallic objects that travel in space
5
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What are Meteorites
A
Meteors that survive that land on Earth (don’t burn completely in the atmosphere)
6
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What is another name for a Comet
A
dirty snowballs
7
Q
Which of these orbit the sun
A
Comets, Asteroids and (Metroid’s ? )
8
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What happens to comets when they get too close to the sun
A
They catch on fire and form a tail of ice and dust
9
Q
In what shape do Comets and Asteroids orbit the Sun
A
Elliptical orbit
10
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Where are most Asteroids
A
Asteroid belt
