1. Parts of the Solar System
Asteroids
Comets
Meteors
Meteorites
Meteoroid

2. 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

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

4. 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

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

6. 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.

7. 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

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

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

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