Minor bodies in the solar system

In addition to planets orbiting the sun what other bodies occupy the solar system

• Asteroids
• Meteoroids
• Comets
• All of the above

A meteoroid that enters Earths atmosphere and produces a trail of light is called a

• Comet
• Meteorite
• Meteor
• Asteroid

A_____________ is a cosmic snowball composed of  ice, frozen gases, rock and dust

• meteoroid
• moon
• meteor
• comet

Sphere of debris and short period comets in the region beyond Neptune 30-50 AU from the Sun.  The dwarf planet Pluto and its five moons are located here

• Oort Cloud
• Kuiper Belt
• Trans Neptunian region
• Asteroid Belt

The farthest region of the solar system containing billions of long period comets about 50,000 to 200,000 AU from the Sun

• kuiper Belt
• Asteroid Belt
• Oort cloud
• Earth

Most meteoroids do not reach earths surface do to

• friction
• most reach earths surface
• they crash into other meteoroids
• the moon blocks them

As a comet approaches the sun, solar wind shapes the comets coma

• Toward the sun
• away from the sun

The belt between Mars and Jupiter

• Comets
• Asteroids
• Meteors
• Stars

These Orbit just like planets(Elliptically)

• Comets
• Meteors
• Asteroids

A small space rock that makes it into Earth’s surface without burning up is called a ...

• Meteor
• Meteoroid
• Asteroid
• Meteorite