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True/False: We study space rocks, like Asteroids, because they are the building blocks of planets & moons, and because they can tell us about the origins of the Solar System.

True

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trap

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rocket

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lifesaver

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True/False: Scientists believe asteroids brought water to Earth.

True

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True/False: The dust tail forms as the comet gets closer to the Sun & solar radiation pressure blows dust particles behind the comet.

True

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True/False: there are only about 100 asteroids in the Asteroid Belt.

False-There are millions of smaller asteroids and 4 large ones

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True/False- Meteorites are smaller than asteroids & comets & seem to fall through space as they orbit the Sun.

False-this describes Meteoroids

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seesaw

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fairy

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gift

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banana

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True/False: A comet is a hot rock that orbits the sun.

-False: It is an icy snowball that orbits the sun.

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True/False: Meteorites are usually all about the same size & color.

False. They are all very different.

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True/False: A Meteorite is a space rock that hits the Earth’s surface.

True

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seesaw

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fairy

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banana

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True/False: Comets can come from both the Kuiper Belt & the Oort Cloud.

True

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True/False: “Planetoid or Minor Planets” are another way to say “asteroid”.

True

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True/False: A Meteor enters Earth’s atmosphere & many times burns up.

True

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True/False: Asteroids are found mostly at the far reaches of our Solar System.

False-they are mostly found in the Main Asteroid Belt

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True/False: As the comet gets closer to the Sun, the ices melt to become an atmosphere around the comet called a Coma.

True

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