Parts of the Solar System Asteroids Comets Meteors Meteorites Meteoroid

Parts of the Solar System Asteroids- solid rocky or metallic bodies that orbit the sun Most are in a belt between Mars and Jupiter Asteroid hits Jupiter- Averting Armageddon

Parts of the Solar System Comets- balls of ice and rock or metal that turn to gas when they are heated by the sun

Parts of the Solar System Heating by the sun forms a tail, which is blown away from the sun by the solar wind Take weeks to leave our sky. Rendezvous with a Comet

Meteoroids, Meteors and Meteorites The difference between Meteoroids, Meteors, and Meteorites Meteorite Meteor Shower

Parts of the Solar System Meteoroid- very small solid fragment that orbits the sun Most are the size of a dime or grain of sand.

Parts of the Solar System Meteor- meteoroid that makes a streak when it burns up in Earth’s atmosphere Also called “shooting stars”. Meteor shower: when Earth passes through the orbit of a comet where there is a lot of debris, so we get lots of streaks of light as they hit our atmosphere 'Best' Meteor Shower Arrives In August | Video Meteor Caught on Tape: August 2013

Parts of the Solar System Meteorite- meteoroid that HITS Earth Impact crater- depression formed when meteorites hit Earth. Meteorite Men

Impact Craters Meteor Crater, AZ Lunar Impact Crater 180 meters deep and 1.2 km in diameter with an eroded rim standing 30-60 m high Lunar Impact Crater

Secrets of the Solar System Take out worksheet and follow along with the movie Secrets of the Solar System