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