Small Solar System Objects Review

Match it! Select the correct answer from the pull down...Good luck!

Has a tail that shows when it travels closer to the Sun.

People often refer to meteors as _______________.

A region of space between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter.

Scientists also refer to comets as ______________.

This is a ring of icy bodies that exist past the orbit of Neptune.

What causes a meteor to become a meteorite?

A meteoroid that has entered Earth's atmosphere but has NOT hit the surface is called a(n)

a region of space that exists past the orbit of the Kuiper belt