1. Chapter 12 Other Objects in the Solar System
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2. Comets
Made of dust and rock particles, mixed with frozen water, methane, ammonia
Oort cloud – billions of comets that surround the solar system
Hale-Bopp – seen from earth, larger than most that came close to the sun
Structure – when close to the sun vaporizes and releases dust and jets of gas

4. Meteoroids
Pieces of a comet’s nucleus, dust and rock

5. Meteor
A meteoroid that burns up in Earth’s atmosphere

6. Meteorite
When a meteoroid does not burn up completely in the atmosphere and strikes Earth

7. Asteroid
Piece of rock similar to the materials planets were formed from
Asteroid Belt – between Mars and Jupiter, due to Jupiter’s gravity
Size – range from tiny to 940 km
Formed early in the history of the solar system

9. Questions What is a comet? Draw the structure of a comet.
What is a meteorite?
What is a meteor?
Where can asteroids be found?
What is an Oort Cloud?