Solar System Bodies Flashcards by Brittany Terry | Brainscape

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What is a Comet?

A

Objects made of dust and ice that form a tail as it evaporates

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What is an asteroid?

A

Rock bodies composed of carbonaceous or silicate rock

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What is a Meteor?

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Rock fragments from space that bombard Earth

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