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9 Cards in this Set
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An asteriod sized chunk of rock, dust, and ice
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nucleus
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three parts of a comet
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coma,tail,and nucleus
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Pieces of space debris that are smaller than the smallest astreriod
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Ceres
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A meteoroid that enters earth's atmosphere and one that hits the earth.
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meteorite
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What happens when the earth passes through a cluster of meteoroids
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meteor shower
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The amount of time it takes for a comet to complete its orbit
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period
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Band of asteriods located between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter
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asteriod belt
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The largest asteriod
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Kuiper belt
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Band of cometlike objects located beyond the orbit of Neptune
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comet belt
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