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Between what planets can asteroid belt be found?
Jupiter and Mars
Comets are composed of _________.
dust, rock, and ice
compare comet and asteroid.
Comet exhibits a tail awhile an asteroid does not.
Which of the following statements is NOT TRUE about comets and asteroids?
Comets and asteroids come from different origin.
The most famous comet that passes the Earth every 76 years. The last time it passed by Earth was in ______.
Comet Haley, 1986
The reason why asteriods are not turned into Planets?
Due to the force of planet Jupiter that pulls them in their place.
Also known as the shooting star.
meteors
These are meteors that have fallen to earth.
Meteorites
___________ is the region between Mars and Jupiter where most asteriods are found?
Asteriod belt
A hole form in the surface of the planet left from fallen meteorite.
crater
asteroids that have broken off of the belt and fly through space.
meteors
Small rocky body that revolves around the sun?
Asteroids
In the Oort Cloud, comets move in a(n) ______________ orbit; In the Kuiper Belt, comets move in a(n) _______________ orbit.
circular; elliptical
Origin of short-period comets
Oort Cloud
3 main parts of a comet
coma, tail and nucleus
Kuiper Belt is located beyond _______.
Neptune
