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Check yourself if you can try to differentiate comets, asteroids and meteors! Given below are some characteristics of comets, asteroids and meteors, draw:

Check yourself if you can try to differentiate comets, asteroids and meteors! Given below are some characteristics of comets, asteroids and meteors, draw:

Applications and Investigations in Earth Science (9th Edition)
Applications and Investigations in Earth Science (9th Edition)
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Author:Edward J. Tarbuck, Frederick K. Lutgens, Dennis G. Tasa
Publisher:Edward J. Tarbuck, Frederick K. Lutgens, Dennis G. Tasa
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Try This Out! Directions: Check yourself if you can try to differentiate comets, asteroids and meteors! Given below are some characteristics of comets, asteroids and meteors, draw: If it refers to comets if it refers to both comets and asteroid If it refers to asteroids - if it refers to both comets and meteor If it refers. to meteor if it refers to both asteroid and meteor if it refers to all (comets, asteroíds and meteor) 1. Minor Planet 11. Burns in earth's atmosphere 2. Orbits the sun 12. Streak across the sky very fast 13. Most have slightly elliptical orbit 3. Meteor shower 14. Known as a falling or shooting star 4. Compose of Ice 15. Can reach 150 Million km in length 5. Reflect sunlight 16. Tall always point away from the sun 6. Rocky compositlon 17. Results from the collision of asteroids 7. Progress slowly in sky 18. Remnants of the formation of universe 8. Travel In variety of orbits 19. Mostly found between mars and Jupiter 9. Compose of an icy nucleus 20. They glow as it enters earth's atmosphere 10. A threat to earth's safety
Transcribed Image Text:Try This Out! Directions: Check yourself if you can try to differentiate comets, asteroids and meteors! Given below are some characteristics of comets, asteroids and meteors, draw: If it refers to comets if it refers to both comets and asteroid If it refers to asteroids - if it refers to both comets and meteor If it refers. to meteor if it refers to both asteroid and meteor if it refers to all (comets, asteroíds and meteor) 1. Minor Planet 11. Burns in earth's atmosphere 2. Orbits the sun 12. Streak across the sky very fast 13. Most have slightly elliptical orbit 3. Meteor shower 14. Known as a falling or shooting star 4. Compose of Ice 15. Can reach 150 Million km in length 5. Reflect sunlight 16. Tall always point away from the sun 6. Rocky compositlon 17. Results from the collision of asteroids 7. Progress slowly in sky 18. Remnants of the formation of universe 8. Travel In variety of orbits 19. Mostly found between mars and Jupiter 9. Compose of an icy nucleus 20. They glow as it enters earth's atmosphere 10. A threat to earth's safety
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