Small Bodies 2 Properties 5 Types with Pictures 7 points Front Cover Inside Front Cover BLANK Page 1 Page 2Page 3 Page 4 Page 5 Table of Contents Where they Are…… Dwarf Planets….. Venn Diagram…. KBO’s…. Comets…. Asteroids…. Meteoroids…. Where in the Solar System are they found? Kuiper Belt - Where is the Kuiper Belt located? - What 3 small bodies are found there? - picture Oort Cloud - What is the Oort Cloud? - Where is the Oort Cloud located? - What small body is found there? - Picture Asteroid Belt - Where is the Asteroid Belt located? - What 2 small bodies are found there? - picture Between the Orbits of Venus and Neptune - What 2 small bodies are found there? 12 points Dwarf Planets What are 2 Properties of Dwarf Planets? What are the 2 locations of Dwarf Planets in the Solar System? List the 5 names of the Dwarf Planets with Pictures Which Dwarf Planets are found in each Location? 14 points
Page 8 KBO’s Page 9 Page 10Page 11 Page 12 Page 13 Comets 23 points Asteroids 13 points Page 6Page 7 Dwarf Planets vs Planets 2 characteristics that both planets and Dwarf Planets have in common 1 Characteristic that only Dwarf Planets have 1 Characteristic that only Planets have 4 points -What are KBO’s? -Where are they located? -Definition for KBO -3 different compositions of KBO’s -Which 3 types of bodies are considered KBO’s with pictures 9 points - What are they made of? - Where and How do they travel? - Draw and Label a diagram of a comet; Include the name and definition of each of the 4 parts What 2 regions of the solar system do comets originate from? FOR EACH REGION… - What type of comet comes from the region? - Define the type - How many years does it take to orbit? - What is it’s life Span? - How are the comets from that region made? (hint: one region has 2 ways!) - Define asteroids - Where are most of them located? - What are these asteroids called? - There is a group located in the orbits of what two planets? - What are these asteroids called? - There are some located past the orbit of Neptune; what is that region called? - There is a group that crosses the orbits of what two planets? - What are these asteroids called? - Most asteroids move how? While others move how? - What is the composition for each of the 3 different kinds of asteroids? Describe and include pictures
Page 17 Page 14Page 15 Meteoroids Page 16 Back Cover Name Class Period What are they called when they are traveling through space? Include a definition and picture What are they called when they burn up in the atmosphere? Include a definition and picture What are they called when they reach Earth’s surface? Include a definition and picture -Define this group of bodies as a whole -What are the 3 places in the solar system that they come from? -Draw and label a diagram of the Earth, Atmosphere and Space indicating what these small 3 bodies are called when found in each place. Types of Meteorites 11 points - What are the 3 types of meteorites? - What is the composition of each? - What is the origin of each? -Is it common or rare? -Include a picture for each 15 points Content Total Points = 108 points Appearance = 17 points TOTAL = 125 Points