Comets and Asteroids with Mrs. Bush

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What is a comet's tail always pointing towards?

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Away from the Sun.

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What is a light streaking across the night sky classified as?

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Meteor.

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Which object in space is larger: asteroid or meteoroid?

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Asteroid.

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What do we call a rock entering a planet's atmosphere?

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Meteor.

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Where are asteroids primarily found in our solar system?

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Between Mars and Jupiter.

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What is the main difference between a comet and an asteroid?

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Comets are made of ice and dust, while asteroids are made of rock and metal.

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What is a meteoroid?

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A small rock or particle from space that is smaller than an asteroid.

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What happens to a meteoroid when it enters the Earth's atmosphere?

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It becomes a meteor.

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What is the difference between a meteor and a meteorite?

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A meteor is the flash of light seen when a meteoroid burns up in the atmosphere, while a meteorite is a meteoroid that survives its passage through the atmosphere and lands on Earth.

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What is the Kuiper Belt?

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A region of the solar system beyond Neptune that contains many small icy bodies, including comets.