Objects In Space

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What is the shape of a comet's orbit?

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Elliptical

Front

What is commonly referred to as a 'shooting star'?

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Meteor

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Where is the asteroid belt located?

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Between Mars & Jupiter

Front

What is the location called where we find most asteroids?

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Asteroid Belt

Front

Which object begins to melt as it gets close to the sun?

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Comet

Front

What is a comet primarily made of?

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Ice, dust, and gas

Front

What is the difference between a meteor and a meteorite?

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A meteor is a meteoroid that burns up in the atmosphere; a meteorite is a meteoroid that reaches the Earth's surface.

Front

What are asteroids primarily made of?

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Rock and metal

Front

What is the Kuiper Belt?

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A region of space beyond Neptune that contains many small icy bodies.

Front

What is a meteoroid?

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A small rocky or metallic body in outer space.