Asteroids
What's the other name for asteroids?
Minor Planets
What are the two components of a comets head?
Nucleus and coma.
What is a common, "cute" colloquialism for a meteor?
What part of a comet do evolutionists find it difficult to explain?
How many minor planets have an atmosphere?
None. (0)
A type 1 comet tail is made up of mostly...
Gas.
True or False: Most meteors burn up before reaching Earth's surface.
True.
True or False: most astronomers believe that the planet isn't likely to be struck by an asteroid.
True.
The name of the brightest asteroid.
Vesta
What materials compose a comet's nucleus?
Ices, rocks, and dust.
What is a depression left by a meteorite called?
Crater.
Where is most of the matter located in a comet?
In the head.
Where are most minor planets located?
Between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter.
True or false: a comet can have more than one tail.
True.
Properly define Meteoroids, Meteor, Meteorites.
Meteoroids - meteor in space.
Meteor - meteor in Earth's atmosphere.
Meteorites - meteor on Earth's surface.
Before midnight only the fastest meteors can catch up to earth's orbits. After midnight more meteors are able to strike atmosphere.
Minor planets are put in the same family because of this similarity.
How many years does Halley's Comet orbit take?
75-76 years.
What three Bible stories did Ian reference when he was talking about Asteroids potentially being in the Bible?
Sodom and Gomorrah, Revelation, and the Flood.
These occur when the Earth's orbit and a comet's orbit cross.
Meteor Shower