Small Bodies of the Solar System

_________ have an ion tail made from frozen gases and dust. 

• Asteroids
• Meteors
• Comets
• Meteoroid

__________ is also known as a shooting star.

• Asteroid
• Meteor
• Comet
• Meteoroid

A meteor that reaches the ground is called a ______________.

• Asteroid
• Meteorite. 
• Meteoroid 
• Meteor

What is this image a picture of?

• Asteroid
• Planet
• Comet
• Meteorite

What is this image a picture of?

• Asteroid
• Comet
• Planetesimal

• Bob

What is the MAIN difference between an Asteroid and a Meteoroid?

• Asteroids are made of ice
• Meteoroids are much smaller

• Astronauts cant figure it out
• Asteroids have a breathable atmosphere, meteoroids don't

Asteroids are made out of...

• Stone and metals like Iron, some are rich in carbon and organic material

• Gases like hydrogen and helium that are frozen with some space dust

• Pop Rocks and Ice

• Coma, helium cloud, nucleus

Asteroids and Comets orbit around...

• Their axis
• The Earth
• The Sun
• Each other

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

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What causes meteors to burn up in our atmosphere?

• Heat from the Sun
• Heat from Earth's atmosphere
• They are already so hot that our atmosphere can't handle it
• Its surface heats up due to friction with air molecules in the atmosphere

Most asteroids in our solar system revolve around a zone called the asteroid belt. Where is the asteroid belt located?

• Between the orbits of Earth and Mars
• Between the orbits of Jupiter and Saturn
• Between the orbits of Uranus and Neptune
• Between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter

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