Unlike asteroids, which are mostly rock, _________ are a more balanced mixture of ice and rock.

The third region of icy objects, which starts roughly 300 billion km out, is called _______.

The phenomenon of a meteroid blazing across the sky is called (a/an)____________.

If a meteor hits the ground, we call it ______.

When it is moving through the sky (space) we call it a __________.

For the typical meteor that you'll see, what is the size of the meteoroid?

When a meteoroid enters our atmosphere, it can be moving at speeds up to ________

Meteors get hot due to friction with air, but a far bigger contributor to their heat is _______

During a meteor shower, the point on the sky where the meteors come from is called _______.

What is the gaseous cloud around a comet called?

The "______", produced by the solar wind acting on ionized gas, points away from the Sun.

Comets, being composed of frozen gases, rocks, gravel, and dust, are often called ______

What is the term for a solid, such as the ice on Ceres, turning directly into a gas?

The word "asteroid" literally means ________

As comets progress through their elliptical orbits, they are heated mostly by _______

On the Bayeux Tapestry, which depicts the Norman invasion, which comet is shown? (Shows up ever 75 years or so)

Mr. Waddell is hoping he will live long enough to see this comet again. He will be 96 years old when it comes again.

A falling star is really a _______.

Comets lose material when they get near ____