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    This document discusses comets, meteors, and asteroids found in the Solar System. It defines each one and provides distinguishing characteristics: comets are dirty snowballs that develop tails as they near the sun due to melting and vaporization, meteoroids are pieces of comets or other space rocks, meteors are meteoroids that burn up in Earth's atmosphere, and asteroids are rocky objects smaller than planets and located mainly in the asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter.

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    This document discusses comets, meteors, and asteroids found in the Solar System. It defines each one and provides distinguishing characteristics: comets are dirty snowballs that develop tails as they near the sun due to melting and vaporization, meteoroids are pieces of comets or other space rocks, meteors are meteoroids that burn up in Earth's atmosphere, and asteroids are rocky objects smaller than planets and located mainly in the asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter.

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    This document discusses comets, meteors, and asteroids found in the Solar System. It defines each one and provides distinguishing characteristics: comets are dirty snowballs that develop tails as they near the sun due to melting and vaporization, meteoroids are pieces of comets or other space rocks, meteors are meteoroids that burn up in Earth's atmosphere, and asteroids are rocky objects smaller than planets and located mainly in the asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter.

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    Other than the sun,

    planets, and moon, what


    other objects are found in
    the Solar System?

    In this lesson, we are


    going to be comparing
    comets, meteors, and
    asteroids which are found
    in the Solar System.

    Essential Question:
    What is the difference between
    a comet, meteor,
    and asteroid?
    Standard S6E1f. Describe the characteristics
    of comets, asteroids, and meteors.

    Comets
    http://www.creationscience.com/onlinebook/Comets.html

    Comets
    Comets are composed
    of dust and rock mixed
    with frozen water,
    methane, and ammonia
    Comets are considered
    to be like a large, dirty
    snowball

    Comets
    Comets travel around the
    sun in elliptical orbits
    http://
    www.classzone.com/books/earth_science/terc/content/visualiza
    tions/es2706/es2706page01.cfm?chapter_no=visualization

    Comets
    When a comet nears the sun, some of it
    melts and forms a long tail (gases in the
    comet are vaporized by the sun)
    When a comet moves farther away from
    the sun, the tail disappears
    http://www.windows2universe.org/comets/comet_model_interactive.html
    http://www.solarsystemscope.com/ison/
    http://amazing-space.stsci.edu/resources/explorations/comets/lesson/make_nf.html

    After a comet has passed close to


    the Sun many times, it breaks
    apart. The small pieces from the
    comet spread out.
    These pieces of dust and rock,
    along with those coming from other
    sources, are called Meteoroids.

    You may have noticed that in the


    last slide we used the term
    Meteoroids to describe objects in
    the sky, but your essential question
    and the standard say Meteor.

    Whats the difference?

    Meteoroid, Meteor,
    Meteorite?
    The difference is just based on
    where the rock is located when
    you are describing it.

    Meteoroid is a space rock


    that is still in space

    Meteor is a meteoroid
    that burns up in the
    earths atmosphere
    (Shooting Star)
    Meteorite is a
    meteoroid that hits
    the earths surface

    A Meteor is considered harmless


    even though it can be viewed
    from earth at times.

    Distributed Summarizing
    On your notes sheet, explain the
    difference between a comet,
    meteoroid, and meteor.
    When instructed, turn to an
    elbow partner and share
    your answer.

    Asteroids

    Asteroid
    A piece of rock similar to the
    material formed into planets.
    An Asteroid is smaller than a
    planet but larger than a
    meteoroid

    Asteroid
    Most asteroids are located in an
    area between the orbits of Mars and
    Jupiter called the Asteroid Belt.
    Why are they located there?
    The gravity of Jupiter might have
    kept a planet from forming in the
    area

    Comet, Meteor or
    Asteroid?
    Explain how you know.

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