Asteroids, Comets, Meteors

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Solids made of rock and ice with very elliptical orbits that originate beyond the orbit of Neptune and release gas and dust in a bright display that can last weeks when they pass.

• Asteroid
• Comet
• Meteors
• Kuiper Belt

Solids with irregular shapes, some of which are larger than Pluto, that mostly orbit the Sun between Mars and Jupiter

• Asteroids
• Comets
• Kuiper Belt
• Meteors

Solids that range in size from dust to small rocks that are scattered throughout the solar system, often due to the breakup of comets, that burn in a bright display.

• Asteroids
• Comets
• Meteors
• Kuiper Belt

A meteor is

• what happens when a small piece of an asteroid or comet called a meteoroid, burns up upon entering Earth's atmosphere.
• solids with irregular shapes, some of which are larger than Pluto, that mostly orbit the Sun between Mars and Jupiter
• donut shaped belt of small rock and ice objects that could become short period comets
• solids made of rock and ice with very elliptical orbits that originate beyond the orbit of Neptune and release gas and dust in a bright display that can last weeks when they pass close to the Sun

Meteors and asteroids can be found in

• Oort cloud
• Kuiper belt
• Asteroid belt
• the area between the Sun and Mercury

What has very elliptical orbits and originates beyond the orbit of Neptune?

• Asteroid
• Meteor
• Comet

What has solids with irregular shapes, some of which are larger than Pluto?

• Asteroid
• Meteor
• Comet

What releases gas and dust in a bright display that can last for weeks when the pass close to the Sun?

• Asteroid
• Meteor
• Comet