The solar system contains a wide variety of objects besides the familiar planets. Students read short paragraphs on comets, meteors, and asteroids then define related terms in their own words. C trails behind the comet, pointing away from the sun as the comet approaches it. Meteors look like thin streaks of light in the night sky. Reside mostly in kuiper belt beyond orbit of neptune, and in oort cloud. Asteroids asteroid rocky body that varies in diameter that has a pitted irregular surface some have satellites orbiting them thousands orbiting the sun in asteroid belt asteroid belt rocky planetesimals that orbit between mars and jupiter.
Feb 18, 20 asteroids, comets, meteors ever wonder the difference among those 3 celestial bodies. Page 3comets introduction and truefalse statements. Introduce and explore asteroidsmeteorscomets in this activity pack. Our solar systems small bodies asteroids, comets and meteors pack big surprises.
Looks like bright glow after sunset and twilight has ended. Small asteroids are more common than large asteroids. Review and reinforce comets, asteroids, and meteors. While the planets and moons have changed over the millennia, many of. Get the latest updates on nasa missions, watch nasa tv live, and learn about our quest to reveal the unknown and benefit all humankind. Meteoroids can form from asteroids colliding or as debris from comets speeding by the sun. Currently 264,258 numbered asteroids and 279,454 unnumbered asteroids, for a total of 543,712 once an asteroid is numbered, its discoverer can propose a. Comets, meteors, and asteroids summarizes the three different kinds of rocks that we perceive throughout space. Comets are icy bodies or objects while asteroids are rocky fragments. Meteors are meteoroids that get pulled into earths atmosphere by earths gravity. Asteroids, comets, and meteors ms physical science. Welcome to a short quiz consisting of 10 basic questions about comets, asteroids, and meteoroids.
This printable includes a fillintheblanks vocabulary activity, a series of criticalthinking questions, and a description activity. The most famous meteor showers are the perseids in midaugust caused by comet 109pswifttuttle and the leonids midnovember. The meteors during these meteor showers almost all emerge from the same section of the sky. One example very close to our mother earth is nearearth objects. May 12, 2020 an asteroid is a small rocky object that orbits the sun. Asteroids small, rocky bodies that revolve around the sun made of leftovers from the formation of the universe range in size from a few meters to greater than 900 km in diameter irregular shapes, but larger ones are spherical. When a comet comes too close to a sun or star it begins to release gas as its ice melts. Comets appear as shining lights and cannot be seen without a telescope. If you are unable to produce a pdf file, you may send your source. It can be used as an assessment for a unit on the solar system and celestial bodies, or as a takehome activity. Asteroids, comets, meteors acm 2012 may 1620, 2012 niigata, japan. Mastering astronomy assignment 9 learn with flashcards, games, and more for free. Comets formed by ices condensing for want of a better word around stray rocky fr.
Not only does it give us information about the origins, the composition, and the orbits of these space mysteries, but it also tells us about the famous astronomers who helped to reveal the secrets behind the giant space rocks. We will create the pdf file and send it back to you, but it will still be your responsibility. Asteroids and comets arent uniformly shaped, so their rotation can be more of a tumble. Click to read the fact file or download the comprehensive worksheet collection. Based on what you learned in the article falling stars, write comets, meteors, andor meteoroids by the appropriate words and phrases. Sometimes called minor planets, asteroids contain clues that reveal the conditions and processes acting at the solar systems earliest epoch. Mostly debris of comets, sometimes debris of asteroids.
Information is introductory and basic concepts of all 3 objects covered. If you are unable to produce a pdf file, you may send your source file must be in word or postscript format to the lpi no later than february 21, 2012. Meteors comets, asteroids and saraland city schools. Download as ppt, pdf, txt or read online from scribd. Complete the before the lesson section of the comets, meteors, and asteroids anticipation guide by selecting which object each statement describes based on your prior knowledge. Comets, meteors and asteroids by man, john, 1941publication date 2001. A comet has rocky material held together by water ice, frozen gasses and, apparently, quite a lot of organic matter. Describe the characteristics of comets, asteroids, and meteors. Meteors asteroids and comets reading and questions. Well, there is a lot to talk about such stuff but since you are here to take this quiz talking further might reveal too much. By investigating two very different asteroids, ceres and vesta, the dawn mission seeks to unlock some of the mysteries of planetary formation. In this space lesson plan, students view a demonstration using modeling clay to simulate each of these concepts.
Scientists hypothesize that the asteroids are leftover pieces of the early solar system that never came together to form a planet. Asteroids are smaller than a planet, but they are larger than the pebblesize objects we call meteoroids. Terms include meteor, meteorite, elliptical orbit, minor planet, and ceres. An information sheeta vocabulary sheeta sheet where students can list fac.
A is gas and dust pulled off the comet by the suns gravity. Activating strategy complete the before the lesson section of the comets, meteors, and asteroids anticipation guide by selecting which object each statement describes based on your prior knowledge. A sheet where students can list facts about comets, meteors, and asteroids in column form. Asteroids and comets rotate, but not exactly like the earth. The smallest objects produce shooting stars, while the largest can cause catastrophic destruction. C trails behind the comet, pointing away from the sun as the comet approaches it, and toward the sun as the comet moves out of the inner solar system. They are very different from asteroids, meteorites and meteors. It can be used as an assessment for a unit on the solar system and celestial. These objects range in size, composition and behavior. Asteroids, comets, meteors ever wonder the difference among those 3 celestial bodies. A bright tail of light caused by a meteoroid during its atmospheric flight, also called a shooting star or falling star. Teacher version student version with blanks student lesson outline in.
Asteroids meteors comets introductions and activities tpt. Comets, meteors and asteroids reading comprehension. Apr 18, 2019 welcome to a short quiz consisting of 10 basic questions about comets, asteroids, and meteoroids. Daniela and others published asteroids, comets, meteors find, read and cite all the research you need on researchgate. Asteroids, comets, and meteors planet library book pdf. When a meteor hits the atmosphere it will heat up and burn with a bright streak of light called a falling star or a shooting star. Meteor showers from active asteroids and dormant comets in near. Asteroids, meteorites and comets may seem similar you can only come up with so many names for giant space rocks. Because earth is a sphere, its mass is distributed relatively evenly, so it rotates smoothly. Comets, meteors, and asteroids in this unit, students will learn about the difference between meteors, meteorites, and meteoroids, what they are composed of, their origins, how asteroids and comets are related to meteor showers, and why this leftover space debris is important to understanding the formation of our solar system.
Meteors, asteroids and comets macquarie university. If you continue browsing the site, you agree to the use of cookies on this website. All the asteroids in the solar system wouldnt add up to. A comet is a ball of mostly ice that moves around in outer space. Comets, asteroids, and meteors linkedin slideshare. Active asteroids, dormant comets, meteors, meteor showers. Asteroids meteors meteoroids meteorites comets the package includes. Appears as a point of light even in the large telescopes.
Asteroids meteors comets introductions and activities. All that means is you download the lesson package as one file. Introduction to comets and asteroids stardustnext nasa. Page 3 comets introduction and truefalse statements. Comets, meteors, and asteroids a comparison by the science. These cosmic objects are known as meteors, comets and asteroids. Different evolutionary processes have shaped the physical characteristics of the populations of minor bodies. Comets, asteroids, and meteors understanding main ideas complete the following table.
Jan 25, 2007 sometimes called minor planets, asteroids contain clues that reveal the conditions and processes acting at the solar systems earliest epoch. Answer questions 1 through 3 on a separate sheet of paper. Once an asteroid has been observed long enough to have a well established orbit, it is. None of this debris, whether it is asteroids, comets or meteors, is currently on a collision course with earth but we do know stuff has hit earth in the past and will again in the future. A comet in the outer parts of the solar system is too small to be seen from earth. The subjects covered included all the aspects of the studies of the minor bodies of the solar system, including asteroids, comets, meteors, meteorites, interplanetary dust. Asteroids, meteors, comets and the end of the world.
Other famous comets include the halebopp comet, donatis comet and the shoemakerlevy 9 comet. For updates about sales and new products, please follow my store. The meteors we see can be debris from a comet 90% of all meteors we see or an asteroid. A fireball that explodes during its atmospheric flight, often with visible fragmentation. What is the similarity of a comet, a meteor, and an asteroid. The most famous comet of all time is halleys comet. This worksheet contains basic conceptual questions about comets, asteroids, and meteors.
This is a pdf file of an unedited manuscript that has been accepted for. A very bright comet only appears once or twice in a century but it remains in the sky for many days or months. Produce meteors streaks of light upon entering earths atmosphere. Learners fill out worksheets on understanding comets, asteroids, and meteors. Asteroids and comets and the meteors that sometimes come from themare leftovers from the formation of our solar system 4. Comets and asteroids comets and asteroids are referred to by astronomers as nearearth objects neo. Some of the following words and phrases describe comets. Comets facts types, composition, size, information. Asteroids are usually made from space debris like rock, although some are comprised of nickel or iron. Explain what causes a meteoroid to become a meteorite.
Nasa equates their rotation to the spin you see on a badly thrown football. Asteroids, comets and meteors provide essential information on the history of the solar system, starting since the early phase of planetary formation, until the present epoch. Comets, meteors, and asteroids a comparison by the. Slideshare uses cookies to improve functionality and performance, and to provide you with relevant advertising. Space is strange and interesting at the same time, a lot of is always going on out there. A meteor is what happens when a meteoroid a small piece of an asteroid or comet burns up upon entering earths atmosphere, creating a streak of light in the sky. Asteroids and comets are remnants from the era of solar system formation over 4.
A comet is usually larger and travels slowly across the night sky. Comets, asteroids, meteors worksheet teachers pay teachers. Download pdf hazards due to comets and asteroids free. Introduce and explore asteroids meteors comets in this activity pack.
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