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Asteroids
Vocabulary Between the Orbits of Mars and Jupiter
Term | Definition |
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Asteroid | A piece of rock and metal that orbits the sun. |
Satellite | A body in space that orbits a larger body. |
Meteor | A piece of rock, smaller than an asteroid, that enters Earth's atmosphere and burns up. |
Comet | A ball of ice, rock, and frozen gases that orbit the sun. |
Asteroids are... | Rocky, airless worlds, that orbit our sun, but are too small to be called planets. Gathered in main belt between orbits of Mars and Jupiter; orbit sun in region between Mars and Jupiter called a[n] [Asteroid] Belt. |
Asteroids are? | Solid, rocky irregular bodies; don't have atmospheres, and cannot support life as we know it. |