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11 Cards in this Set
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What is a comet |
A chunk of ice and rock in the outer solar system |
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Where are comets found |
The kuiper belt and the oort cloud |
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What is an asteriod |
A large Rock in orbit that have no atmosphere |
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What caused dinosaur extinction |
Either an asteriod or a crater |
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What size is a small asteriod |
About 10m |
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What size a a large asteriod |
100km |
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What is the name of the largest asteriod |
Ceres 950km |
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What is a meteorite |
A meteor that has successfully passed through the earth's atmosphere |
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What is a meteor |
An asteroid or comet that burns up when it reaches the earth's surface |
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What is a meteoroid |
A small rocky object moving in space that becomes a meteor if it ever enters the earth's surface |
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Where is the kuiper belt located |
Mars and jupiter |
