Astronomy Quiz: Comets, Meteors, and Pluto, Exams of English Language
Asteroids - ANSWERA rocky mass that orbits the sun and range in size from
nearly 600 miles
Where are most asteroids found? - ANSWERAsteroid belt
Where are asteroid belts between? - ANSWERMars and Jupiter
Meteor - ANSWERa meteoroid that burns and vaporizes upon entry to Earth's
atmosphere, the light emitted from the meteor is created by friction
Comets - ANSWERMade of ice and dust and orbits the sun beyond pluto.
There are many billions of these in space
Oort Cloud - ANSWERa spherical layer of icy objects surrounding our Sun and
likely occupies space at a distance between about 2,000 and 100,000
astronomical units from the Sun
Kuiper Belt - ANSWERanother belt in the solar system that lies out passed
beyond Neptune and has icy comets
