Meteors, Comets and Astroids Flashcards

1
Q

What is a comet?

A

Dirty snowballs due to it being made out of frozen gas or solid materials

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What is an astroid?

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A huge variety of metallic & rocky materials going around the sun

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2
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What is a meteor?

A

Looks like shooting star but is larger than a pebble

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3
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How many astroids are they?

A

300 00

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4
Q

The 16 big ones go how fast?

A

142 to 1000 km

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5
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Where is the belt founded?

A

Between Jupiter and Mars

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6
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What does it do concerning earth?

A

Intersects and Crashes into Earth

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7
Q

Where does it originate from?

A

Broken pieces from a planet (I think)

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8
Q

Can they form a planet?

A

Naurrr

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9
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How far can a meteor travel?

A

71m per sec which is 3 min

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10
Q

Is it visible?

A

Yeah.The more larger the more visible

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11
Q

Which categories is the metoer?

A

Stony and Metallic

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12
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What is a metallic meteor?

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Made out of iron and broken pieces

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13
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What is a stony meteor?

A

Common yet hard to see

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14
Q

If there’s no pebble then..?

A

No burning

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15
Q

How long does the Kohoutek’s comet?

A

75 000 years

16
Q

When was it discovered?

A

1975

17
Q

How long is a comet’s tail?

A

Millions of Kilometres

18
Q

Why is the tail it’s way?

A

Because of evaporating gas and solar winds

19
Q

How often do comets orbit the sun?

A

As often as other planets

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