Directions: Check yourself if you can try to differentiate comets, asteroids and meteors!
Given below are some characteristics of comets, asteroids and meteors, draw:
-If it refers to comets
-if it refers to both comets and asteroid
-Ir it refers to asteroids
-if it refers to both comets and meteor
-If it refers to meteor
-if it refers to both asteroid and meteor
-if it refers to all (comets, asteroids and meteor)
1. Minor Planet
11. Burns in earth's atmosphere
2. Orbits the sun
12. Streak across the sky very fast
3. Meteor shower
13. Most have slightly elliptical orbit
4. Compose of ice
14. Known as a falling or shooting star
5. Reflect sunlight
15. Can reach 150 Million km in length
6. Rocky composition
16. Tail always point away from the sun
7. Progress slowly in sky
17. Results from the collision of asteroids
8. Travel in variety of orbits
18. Remnants of the formation of universe
9. Compose of an icy nucleus
19. Mostly found between mars and Jupiter
10. A threat to earth's safety
20. They glow as it enters earth's atmosphere
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