What
When
Where
How
Why
100
ice and dust
What is a comet made up of?
100
Meteor
When a meteroid falls toward earth's atmosphere, what is it called?
100
The Asteroid Belt or between Mars & Jupiter.
Where can most asteroids be found in the solar system?
100
It gets its name from the person that discovered it.
How does a comet get it's name?
100
It gets so hot as it gets close to the sun that it goes directly from ice to gas.
Why does a comet skip the melting stage?
200
rock
What is an asteroid and meteroid made up of?
200
Meteorite
When a meteor lands on earth, what is it called?
200
They can be found on earth.
Where are meteorites found?
200
They burn up or disintergrate as they enter earth's atmosphere.
How come most meteors never make it to earth?
200
The solar wind is very strong and blows it away from the sun.
Why does a comet's tail always point away from the sun?
300
Ceres
What is the name of the first and largest asteroid found?
300
As it gets close to the sun
When does the comet form two tails?
300
They can be found in space. They are all part of our solar system.
Where are comets, asteroids and meteroids found?
300
They orbit around the sun in an elliptical shape, just like the planets.
How do comets, asteroid, and meteroids orbit around the sun?
300
They are very big and do not disintegrate as they go through the earth's atomosphere.
Why do some meteors don't completely burn up?
400
Sublimation
What is the process of changing from a solid directly to a gas?
400
It is far away from the sun.
When does the comet look like a "dirty snowball," where is it?
400
The tail is pointed away from the sun or to the back of the comet.
Where is the comet's tail pointed as it goes toward the sun?
400
It goes through sublimation.
How does a comet turn from ice to gas?
400
They thought it was a sign that something evil was going to happen.
Why did people panick when they saw a comet hundreds of years ago?
500
Meteors
What do people call a shooting star?
500
2061
When is Halley's comet expected to be seen from earth again?
500
It is pointed away from the sun or in front of the comet.
Where is the comet's tail as goes away from the sun?
500
They are both made of rock.
How are asteroid and meteroids similar?
500
Halley comet's revolves in a clockwise pattern and the planets rovolve in a counterclockwise pattern.
Why is Halley comet's revolution different from the planet's revolution?
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