PPT-What is an ASTEROID Asteroids are the rocky remnants of the material from which the planets

They have also been called  planetoids especially the larger ones Formation The most obvious and general thought A Planet would some how been destroyed millions of years and that resulted to asteroid belts . In this lesson, we are . going to be comparing comets, meteors, and asteroids which are found . in the Solar System. . Essential Question:. What is the difference between a comet, meteor, . and asteroid?. Jim Paradise. Lockheed Martin. Asteroid Belt (gold colored specs). Distance From Sun:. 260 Million Miles to center . over 166,000 asteroids. Largest: . Ceres 1/3 of all mass. 600 miles in . Unit 4. Appearances of comet Kohoutek (1973), Halley (1986), and Hale-Bopp (1997) caused great concern among superstitious.. Comet Hyakutake in 1996. Throughout history, comets have been considered as portents of doom, even very recently: . & Meteors. Lectures will be available at: . homework.uoregon.edu. /pub/. elsa. /. haydock. / . Asteroid Belt Basic . Characteristics. Estimated 1 million are ~1km or larger; millions more are . smaller. is an ASTEROID. Asteroids are the rocky remnants of the material from which the planets formed. .. They have also been called . planetoids. , especially the larger ones. Formation. The most obvious and general thought . Solar System. Definitions. Solar system- Is a sun and everything within reach of it’s gravity.. Sun- A star. Giant ball of hot gas. Produces heat, light, and other kinds of energy.. Asteroid- Is a mini planet (the largest would stretch from Washington to Kentucky). In this lesson, we are . going to be comparing comets, meteors, and asteroids which are found . in the Solar System. . Essential Question:. What is the difference between a comet, meteor, . and asteroid?. Information for this PowerPoint obtained from: . NSTA Online Module: Solar System: . Asteroids, Comets, and Meteorites . NASA. ESA. Windows2Universe.org. This is a meteorite that had been broken off of Mars from a large impact meteorite. It spent millions of years in space before landing in Antarctica.. foldable. 6.8 Space Science. Label and color your 3 doors. Fold your paper hamburger style. Cut and label THREE doors, so you will make two lines. Try to make them as even as possible.. 1. Comet. Asteroids. Over 100,000 asteroids.. Vesta is the largest – 330 miles. in diameter.. Size range – 330 miles to about. 100 yards.. Irregular-shaped rocky bodies.. Some asteroids have moon(s).. In this lesson, we are . going to be comparing comets, meteors, and asteroids which are found . in the Solar System. . Essential Question:. What is the difference between a comet, meteor, . and asteroid?. The Asteroids Game. How Are Bullets Fired?. We handle a “space” input and call the fire() method.. How Are Asteroids Created?. We call the . addAsteroids. () method in the Space constructor. What does an Explosion do?. of 40 asteroids. Dave Herald. An overview of recent results. Why are diameters important?. Diameters are a primary characteristic of asteroids. Several Infra-red satellite missions have measured diameters for 1000’s of asteroids. The semi-major axis is represented by a and the semi-minor axis is b.. Therefore, e=0 for a circular orbit..  . Question:. Use the sheet of information below to summarize . the list of planets in order of:.