 | Term | Definition |
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asteroid |
small rocky bodies that revolve around the sun |
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asteroid belt |
where most asteroids are located |
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outer region asteroids |
asteroids have dawk reddish brown-black surfaces, rich in organic material |
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inner region asteroids |
light gray, stony or metallic composition |
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comets |
balls of ice, rock, and dust with two tails |
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blue |
ion tail |
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white |
dust tail |
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ion |
electrically charged particles |
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dust tail |
made of gas and dust, parts of ice |
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only has tail |
when it is close enough for the solar wind to blow the ion tail away |
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atom with extra electrons |
ion |
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oort cloud is located |
in a region surrounding the solar system |
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kuiper belt is located |
in a region outside of neptune's orbit |
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oort cloud and kuiper belt |
where comets are from |
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meteroid |
small rocky body that travels through space |
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small piece of asteroid |
meteroid |
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