1. Comets, Meteors and Asteroids foldable
6.8 Space Science

2. Label and color your 3 doors
Fold your paper hamburger style
Cut and label THREE doors, so you will make two lines. Try to make them as even as possible.
1. Comet
2. Asteroid
3. Meteor

3. Comets Comets Primarily made of ice, rock and dust “dirty snowball”
Tail points away from the Sun.
Caused by Solar radiation.
“Haley’s comet” every 76 years

4. Asteroid Belt lies between Mars and Jupiter
Small, irregularly shaped rocky objects
Orbit the sun
Made of different things:
Metal, rock, ice, dust
Some have their own moons

5. Meteor
Meteoroid- Small rocky body that travels through space Meteor- bright streak caused by friction of earth atmosphere ex: “meteor shower” Meteorite- meteoroid that reaches earths surface without burning up, can create craters - lethal