Chapter 9- Other Members Of The Solar System Flashcards
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Very icy bodies that formed in the outer regions of the solar system
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Comets
2
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Essentially comprises the entire comet when it is far from the sun
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The nucleus
3
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Parts of a comet
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Nucleus
Coma
Comet tail
4
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Extensions of the coma
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Comet tails
5
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Are streaks of light that occur when meteoroids collide with particles of air as they enter earth’s atmosphere
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Meteors
6
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Small solid particles in interplanetary planet
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Meteoroids
7
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Unusually bright and big meteors
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Fireballs
8
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Are the remains of the meteoroids that reach earth’s surface
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Meteorites
9
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Also called as planetoids, are chunks of rocks orbiting the sun in the same direction as the planets
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Asteroids
10
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Characteristics of asteroids
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Have irregular shapes
Do not emit their own light
