A
Do asteroids orbit the Sun?
Yes
What is an asteroid made of?
Rock
What do asteroids orbit?
The sun
The asteroid belt is between which two planets?
Mars and Jupiter
What shape are most asteroids?
similar to the shape of potatoes
What is the largest asteroid?
Ceres
How wide is Ceres?
975 km
What force can pull an asteroid towards Earth?
Gravity
What happened to Ceres when it was first discovered?
Scientists thought it was a new planet.
What is the asteroid belt?
The region where most asteroids orbit the Sun between Mars and Jupiter
True or False: Itokawa is larger than Ceres.
False
What is Itokawa made of?
Lumps of rock
Why is the asteroid belt important?
It contains most of the asteroids in the Solar System.
What may happen to small asteroids in Earth's atmosphere?
They may break apart in the atmosphere before reaching Earth's surface.
Give the two reasons asteroids can impact Earth.