Space Rocks Review 1

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This occurs when the earth crosses the orbit of a comet causing leftover dust and debris to enter our atmosphere, resulting in a large number of shooting stars

A large ball of ice mixed with rocks and dirt, having a long luminous tail when its orbit passes close to the sun

Meteors that have entered the Earth's atmosphere and fallen to the ground without completely burning up.

The space between Mars and Jupiter where millions of asteroids orbit the sun

The first NASA spacecraft designed to study a comet

A comet that orbits the sun every 201 years or more is called what?

Dirt and small rocks or pebbles floating in space that become meteors when the enter the Earth's atmosphere

Large rocks orbiting the sun in space ranging in size from several feet long to larger than a football field.