Flashcard Review:Comets, Meteors, Asteroids

Front

Sometimes I am called a "dirty snowball". I have a hydrogen cloud, coma, and a nucleus. I am invisible except when near the sun. What am I?

Back

Comet

Front

What is found in the belt between Mars and Jupiter?

Back

Asteroids

Front

I am a rock entering a planet's atmosphere.

Back

meteor

Front

The shape of comet's paths are ________________.

Back

elliptical

Front

Which object in space is larger: Asteroid or Meteoroid?

Back

Asteroid

Front

What do comets, asteroids and meteors all have in common?

Back

They all orbit the sun

Front

A meteor when it burns in the atmosphere is also known as a ____.

Back

shooting star

Front

Where are Asteroids found in the Solar System?

Back

In the Asteroid Belt between Mars and Jupiter

Front

Where do most comets come from?

Back

In the Kuiper Belt & Oort Cloud beyond Neptune's orbit

Front

Where is a meteoroid found?

Back

entering earth's atmosphere