Comets, Meteors, and Asteroids

Size: 10m - 1000?km

Asteroid

Where is the Asteroid belt located

Between Mars and Jupiter

What type of orbit does an asteroid have

elliptical around Sun or Asteroid Belt

What are asteroids sometimes called

Sometimes called: "minor planets" or "dwarf planets"

What are asteroids and meteors made out of

Rock and Metal

Size: most dust size

Meteoroid

Where are Meteoroid found

moving toward earth

What happens to the Meteoroid when it tries to enter earth's atmosphere

Most of them m burn up

What is it called if the meteor hits earth

meteorite

Which one is called a shooting star

Meteoroid

Size: 1km - 100km

comets

What are comets made out of

water (ice), rock, hydrocarbons, ammonia, frozen gasses

where are comets found

oort cloud or Kuiper Belt

how do comets orbit

long and narrow

What position does the tail of comet face

Away from the sun

What is the tail of a comet made out of

gas and dust