PPT-Asteroids, meteorites, and comets

Information for this PowerPoint obtained from NSTA Online Module Solar System Asteroids Comets and Meteorites NASA ESA Windows2Universeorg 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. 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?. 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: . Meteorites hit the atmosphere with speeds from 12 to 72 km/. s. .. Earth’s orbital speed is 30 km/. s. and the escape speed from the solar system at the Earth is 42 km/. s. Q: draw a diagram and use it to show why the maximum speed is 72 km/. Asteroids. Composition (what are they made of?. Asteroids are rocky worlds.. Asteroids. Where are asteroids found?. Most asteroids orbit the Sun between Mars and Jupiter.. Asteroids. What are their shapes?. Comets. one of the most glorious things to see in the sky is a comet.. May be visible for only days, weeks, or months. Comet. : chunks of ice and dust whose orbits are very long, narrow ellipses.. Think of them as a “dirty snowball”. 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?. Comets and Their Significance. In the past, people dreaded comets as omens of human disasters such as wars or famines.. Today we know that . comets. are icy members of our solar system that have highly elliptical orbits.. I. Comets. A. What is a Comet?: . It is a small body orbiting the Sun that develops a ______ (a fuzzy atmosphere) and/or a ____ as it approaches the Sun. Comet nuclei range from _____________. __________. . I. Comets. A. What is a Comet?: . It is a small body orbiting the Sun that develops a ______ (a fuzzy atmosphere) and/or a ____ as it approaches the Sun. Comet nuclei range from _____________. __________. . By Trevor Todd and Michael Tran. What are asteroids made. . of?. An asteroid is a rocky object up to kilometers wide that revolves around the Sun.. . What are comets made out of? . A. . comet is a frozen mass. 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).. Chapter 20. A loose collection of ice, dust and small rocky particles. Orbits are very long and narrow ellipses. Comprised of 2 parts: Head and Tail. Originate from either Kuiper belt or . Oort. cloud. Facts. Comets, like asteroids are small celestial bodies that orbit the sun. However, unlike asteroids comets are made mostly of frozen ammonia, methane or water, and contain only small amounts of rocky material.. Comets and asteroids are particularly interesting because of their resemblance to . planetisimals. : the building blocks of the Solar System.. Asteroids are rocky, and most are found between Mars and Jupiter..