Asteroids and Comets

4. a telescope that uses one or more curved mirrors to gather and focus light from distant objects
5. small rocks that orbit the sun
7. The entire universe
9. star- Visible streak of light when small pieces of debris enter Earth atmosphere burn up
11. a solid piece of debris from an object that originates in outer space
14. a circular bowl shaped on the surface of the planet moon
15. a stream of gas or dust that extends from a celestial body
16. path of a planet
18. objects that emit incredibly bright radiation, typically associated with high-energy cosmic phenomena
19. A rare, short lived point of light on a thunderstorm’s connective dome
20. A column of gas or dust that rises above the celestial body surface
21. belt- The region between Mars and Jupiter where the most asteroids are found

1. The point in an orbit where a body is closest to the sun
2. microscopic grains of solid matter like carbon and silicates
3. in star’s brightness that’s caused by thermonuclear explosion on surface of a white dwarf
6. A small celestial body that orbits the sun
8. Cloud- An ice cloud that surrounds the solar system
10. A cloud of gas and dust surrounding the nucleus of a comet
12. shower- An increased amount of meteors from a single point in the sky
13. narrow feature caused by fast moving object reflects sunlight
17. a type of spacecraft that is made for landing on a planet