asteroid, comet, and meteoroid

Also known as planetoids

• comet

• meteor

• asteroid

Made up of rocks and metals

• comet

• meteor

• asteroid

Usually burns up the Earth’s atmosphere

• comet

• meteor

• asteroid

Icy bodies

• comet

• meteor

• asteroid

Can be found in Kuiper belt

and Oort cloud

• comet

• meteor

• asteroid

Often called “shooting

stars”

• comet

• meteor

• asteroid

Orbits between Jupiter and

Mars

• comet

• meteor

• asteroid

• comet

• meteor

• asteroid

• comet

• meteor

• asteroid

• comet

• meteor

• asteroid