Dwarf Planets and Asteroids/Comet Flashcards
1
Q
qualifications to be a planet
A
Go around the sun, be round cause gravity, cleared out its orbit of similar-sized objects.
2
Q
plutos moons
A
nix, hydra, styx, and kerberos
3
Q
eris
A
dwarf planet most distant
4
Q
ceres
A
dwarf planet used to think was a large asteroid
5
Q
asteroids
A
rocky, in between mars and jupiter
6
Q
comets
A
icy, beyond the planets
7
Q
shooting star
A
debris burning up in the atmosphere
8
Q
fireball
A
large meteors burning up in atmosphere
9
Q
meteoroid
A
rocky fragment of an asteroid, comet, or planet
10
Q
meteor
A
when a meteoroid heats up in the atmosphere
11
Q
meteorite
A
meteor fragments that hit the ground
