Junior High School Department: Caldwell Adventist Academy
Junior High School Department: Caldwell Adventist Academy
Junior High School Department: Caldwell Adventist Academy
Linking Statement:
Besides the planets and the sun, there are other members of the solar system. The solar system also
consists of the minor celestial bodies. Although they are considered minor members, still they affect the
revolution of the planets around the sun in one way or another. Today you will learn about the minor
traveling bodies that are found beyond the solar system.
B. Guided Instruction
Concept Notes Or Concept Digest
Asteroids
- Made of rocks, ice, carbon, silica, and different materials.
- Originate from the Main Asteroid Belt between Mars and Jupiter.
- The orbit is more rounded and less elliptical.
Comets
- Are icy bodies or objects that have irregular shape and varied sizes. It reflects light from the sun
at varying amounts depending on the size and composition.
- Usually come from the Oorth Cloud which beyond our solar system and a few from Kuiper Belt
which is just beyond our solar system.
- If a comet approaches the Sun it can generate a tail of gas and/or dust.
“Three parts of comets”
Nucleus
Coma
Tail : Dust Tail and Gas Ion Tail
Meteoroids
- Are small chunks of rocks or metals traveling in outer space which originated from asteroids or
comets orbiting around the sun.
- Contain iron and nickel similar to some rocks on Earth.
- Orbit around the sun at various velocities.
Meteors
- A streak of light in the sky caused by a meteoroid during its atmospheric flight, also called a
shooting star or falling star.
Meteorite
- The part of a meteoroid or asteroid that survives the passage through our atmosphere and
reaches the Earth’s surface.
Guide Questions:
Directions: Work in pair. Compare and contrast comets, asteroids, and meteoroids by completing the
table below.
SIZE
COMPOSITION
Processing Questions :
1. What is your basis in completing the table?
2. Did you find any difficulty while doing your task?
3. How did you overcome the difficulty you have encountered?
D. Independent Practice
Quiz
Directions: Check the box if you agree or disagree with the statement. Then write your proof and
conclusion on the space provided for.
Statement: Comets, asteroids, and meteors are basically the same thing.
Agree
Disagree
Proof: _______________________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________.
Conclusion:___________________________________________________________________________
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CLOSURE
If it is already clear.
If it is slightly clear.