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The majority of asteroids move between Jupiter and Mars in an area known as the . . .
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| Space matter that is too small to be called asteroids or comets are known as . . . |
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| These objects have very elliptical orbits around the sun that carry them outside of the solar system. |
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| Streaks of light produced when meteoroids are illuminated as they fall through an atmosphere. |
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| Rocky or metallic objects that orbit the Sun but are too small to be considered planets. |
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| When close enough to the Sun they display a visible coma and tail. |
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| The proper name for a "shooting star" |
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| A meteroid that suvives falling through the Earth's atmosphere and lands on the Earth's surface. |
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| Range in size from dust to around 10 meters and come from asteroids colliding with each other. |
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| Name the two factors that cause a comet's tail to always point away from the sun. |
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| Solar winds and radiation pressure |
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| What is the latest theory explaing the formation of the asteroid belt? |
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| Matter that should have formed a planet in the area of the asteroid never came together because the gravity of Jupiter kept the individual pieces from coming together. |
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| Vesta is the name of this Solar System object |
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| Made of ice, dust, and gas |
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Which of these objects do not orbit the sun?
asteriod
comet
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| Pieces of a planet that never formed |
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| Often found in Antarctica |
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| Orbit is often changed by Jupiter's gravity |
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| asteroids, comets, and meteroids |
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| asteroids, comets, meteors, meteoroids, and meteorites |
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| A fuzzy outline or atmosphere due to solar radiation found at the head of a comet |
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The part of the comet that contains the majority of its mass including rock, ice, and frozen gases.
The composed of rock, dust, ice, and frozen gases such as Carbon monoxide, carbon dioxide, methane, and ammonia. They are often popularly described as “dirty snowballs”
Read more: http://www.universetoday.com/40733/parts-of-a-comet/#ixzz2CLcbEq83
composed of rock, dust, ice, and frozen gases such as Carbon monoxide, carbon dioxide, methane, and ammonia. They are often popularly described as “dirty snowballs”
Read more: http://www.universetoday.com/40733/parts-of-a-comet/#ixzz2CLcbEq83
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nucleus
They are composed of rock, dust, ice, and frozen gases such as Carbon monoxide, carbon dioxide, methane, and ammonia.
Read more: http://www.universetoday.com/40733/parts-of-a-comet/#ixzz2CLcgQKcS |
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| Why are impacts on Earth considered natural hazards but are not considered natural hazards on any other planets or moons? |
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A natural hazard has an element of human involvement, and since humans only live on planet Earth, only impacts on Earth are considered natural hazards.
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| Comets are found in the ... |
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| Oort Cloud and Kuiper Belt |
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| Friction with the Earth's atmosphere creates its tail. |
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| Often called 'minor planets" |
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