Asteroids, Comets, Meteors

Period Number

First and Last Name (NO nicknames)

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