Asteroids, Comets, Meteors, Meteoroids,and Meteorites

What do comets orbit

• The Stars
• The Planets
• The Sun
• Cupcakes
  

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Sometimes called "dirty snowballs".

• asteoids
• meteoroids
• comets
• meteors

An asteroid is...

• A dirty/icy snowball
• Circumstellar disc in the Solar System
• Rocky objects that are too small/numerous
• A light phenomena

Most of the asteroids are located between the orbits of

• Venus and Earth
• Earth and Mars
  
• Mars and Jupiter
• Jupiter and Saturn

What are meteors sometimes called?

• shooting stars
• moons
• cows
• frorgs

When a meteor hits Earth, what is it called?

• meteorite
• meteroid
• meteor

What are meteors made of?

• chunks of rocks and minerals
• fish
• butterfly wings
• chewing gum

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What is a meteor called when it's in space?

• meteroid
• meteor
• meteorite

Describe an asteroids origin and orbit

• Between Mars and Jupiter, long elliptical orbit
• Between Mars and Jupiter, circular orbit
• Another galaxy, long elliptical orbit
• Oort cloud, long elliptical orbit

Describe a comets origin and orbit.

• Between Mars and Jupiter, long-elliptical orbit
• Oort cloud or Kuiper belt, circular orbit similar to a planet
• Another galaxy, long-elliptical orbit
• Oort cloud or Kuiper belt, long elliptical orbit

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