ASTEROIDS VS. COMETS
Published on Nov 18, 2015
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ASTEROIDS VS. COMETS
BY NABILA PRASETIAWAN, CAYLIN CLINGAN, ABBY CAUDELL AND JOEY HILL
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VOCABULARY
- Orbit: The curved path of a celestial object around a star, planet moon
- Comet: A celestial object made out of ice and orbits the sun
- Asteroid: A large celestial object in space made out of rock and mineral
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MORE ABOUT COMETS
- They reside mostly in the Kuiper Belt
- Very long orbit path
- About 3,000 known
- Form tails when approaching the Sun
- Formed far from the sun
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MORE ABOUT ASTEROIDS
- Millions in number
- Blamed for killing of dinosaurs
- Formed close to the sun
- Can be as small as dust particles
- Most reside in the asteroid belt
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SIMILARITIES
- left overs from the creation
- Orbit the sun
- Irregular shape
- Massive enough to be spherical (planet)
- Spins like badly thrown football
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FAMOUS COMETS/ASTEROIDS
- Halles comet
- Shoemaker Levi 9
- Asteroids!
- 4 Vesta
- 2 Pallas
Photo by Hubble Heritage
Are there any known comets SCHEDULED to hit the earth? why?
- No, comets are not real
- No, comets will burn
- Yes, comets will always hit the earth
- Yes, comets DVC19-FC will hit in the year
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