Asteroids
When near the sun in their orbit, a comet produces this which glows or reflects sunlight.
A meteor that reaches the ground as a rock.
These burn up in the atmosphere due to friction.
This type of meteorite is the most common type of meteorite found on the earth’s surface.
Frozen liquids and gases within the head of a comet.
A meteor burning very brightly in the earth’s atmosphere.
These are only visible when near the sun and their tails form as gas and dust are melted off from the sun’s energy.
This could follow a hyperbolic path around the sun, although it has never been observed.
(hyperbolic = never-ending curve)
Astronomers began finding asteroids in this century.
Surrounds the nucleus of a comet and contains mainly ice, dust particles and gases.
A meteor that comes at a random time from one specific direction.
This consists of dense solids, usually a mixture of iron & rock.
The minor planets are named in order of this.
Asteroids have such small masses, making gravity so weak that the asteroid doesn't even have this.
The type I tail of a comet is a straight tail formed by this.
What are gases being pushed off by solar wind?
Meteors that fall collectively at the same time.
Usually the result of the earth going through meteoroids from a comet that crossed the earth’s orbit.
This consists of rock, dust, & frozen materials.
Many asteroids are found between the orbits of these two planets.
What are Mars and Jupiter?
The type II tail of a comet is a curved tail formed by this.
What is dust being pushed off from the sun's rays.
A mass of stone or metal that orbits the sun, but is too small to be called a minor planet.
Since comets have short lifespans of hundreds or thousands of years, evolutionists believe that comets are replenished from this.