Non-Planetary Objects

Large rocky, planet-like objects that orbit the sun

• asteroid

• meteroid

• comet

• meteor

This is where the vast majority of asteroids are found and it is located between Mars and Jupiter's orbits

• Kuiper Belt

• Oort Cloud

• Asteroid Belt

Small pieces of rock orbiting the Earth or the sun (from asteroids or comets)

• comet

• meteors

• meteroids

• meteorites

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-3

This is known as a "shooting star" and has entered Earth's atmosphere

• asteroid

• meteor

• meteorite

• asteroid belt

Makes it to Earth's surface. Has hit Earth.

• meteorite

• meteor

• meteoroid

• asteroid

Made of ice and dust and orbits the sun in a very elliptical orbit

• asteroid

• comet

• meteorite

• Oort Cloud

This is known as a "dirty snowball"

• comet

• asteroid

• meteor

• meteorite

the head of the comet always faces the sun

• true

• false