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Comets and Asteroids Worksheet Exploring Flying Objects in Our Solar System
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2009 Microsoft Corporation
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2009 Microsoft Corporation |
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Use the links provided to learn about comets and asteroids. After printing off the page, tour the sites and answer the following questions about the similarities and differences between comets and asteroids 1-How many comets have been cataloged up to 1995? _________________________________________ 2-Why are comets called ‘dirty snowballs’? _________________________________________ 3-List the five parts of a comet. _________________________________________ 4-Why can’t you see comets in the night sky all of the time? _________________________________________ 5-‘Dead’ comets near Earth are now called what word? _________________________________________ 6-What is the name of the most famous comet? _________________________________________ 7-Where are most of the asteroids in our solar system found? _________________________________________ 8-What are asteroids made up of? _________________________________________ 9-About how many asteroids are there? _________________________________________ 10-What is the largest asteroid cataloged and when was it discovered? _________________________________________ 11- What state in the United States is about the same size as Ceres? _________________________________________ 12- Many asteroids are now being classified as moons. Is this statement true or false? _________________________________________ 13-How are comets and asteroids similar? _________________________________________ 14-How are comets and asteroids different? _________________________________________ |
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