Asteroid
The size of asteroids is greater than or less than 100m in diameter?
Greater than
True or False... A comet is a relatively small solar system body that orbits the Sun.
TRUE
The evidence of the impact of meteorites on the Earth's surface?
crater
Asteroids are made up of ____ ?
rocks and metals (they can also contain organic compounds)
Comets are composed of _____?
Ice, dust, and small rocky particles.
The visible trail or path of a meteoroid as it passes through the Earth's atmosphere
meteor
True or false: Asteroids are also known as planetoids or minor planets.
"True"
Comet is a Greek word meaning _____?
‘Hair of the Head’, it came from the Greek philosopher Aristotle who observed comets as ‘stars with hair’
A meteoroid that survives falling through the Earth’s atmosphere and colliding with the Earth’s surface.
meteorite
Most asteroids are found in the Asteroid Belt. It is a region between the orbits of __________ and _________?
Jupiter and Mars
TRUE or FALSE?
The tail of a comet always points towards the sun.
False : away from the sun
A celestial event in which a number of meteors are observed to radiate, or originate, from one point in the night sky
meteor shower?
Asteroids provide information on the composition of the _______?
Earth's interior
If asteroids are from the Asteroid Belt, where is the origin of comets?
Kuiper Belt or Oort Cloud
Meteors/Meteoroids provide information on ___?