Concept 2: The Sun-earth-moon System

Question 1

Explain the difference between dwarf planets and planets

Answer 1

Dwarf planets are too small to be considered planets. They would be one of the largest asteroids apart of the asteroid belt.

Question 2

What is a meteoroid?

Answer 2

An asteroid fragment is called a Meteoroid

Question 3

What is a meteor?

Answer 3

When a meteoroid passes through the atmosphere, the air around it is heated by friction, producing a streak called a meteor.

Question 4

What is a meteorite?

Answer 4

If a meteoroid doesn’t burn up completely and part hits the ground, the part that hits the ground is a meteorite.

Question 5

Describe the structure of a comet?

Answer 5

The head is surrounded by an envelope of glowing gas, and it has a small solid core.

Question 6

dwarf planet

Answer 6

as an object that, due to its own gravity, a spherical in shape, orbits the sun, is not a satellite, and has not cleared the area of its orbit of smaller debris.

Question 7

Kuiper belt

Answer 7

is a group of small solar system bodies that are mostly rock and ice.

Question 8

Comet

Answer 8

are small, icy bodies that have highly eccentric orbits around the sun.