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- 3. Are small chunks of outer space debris that are attracted by earth’s gravity
- 5. Are meteor showers coming from the debris of the asteroid 2003EH1
- 6. The tail has two components the
- 9. asteroid belt Between the inner and outer solar systems is the
- 12. Way The name of the galaxy where our solar system is located.
- 14. Comets are composed of three parts the solid, mass called
- 18. If the meteor survives the frictional heating with earth’s atmosphere and strikes the ground, it is called a
- 20. The model of the solar system where the Sun is at the center.
- 24. Such closest distance from the sun is called
- 27. likewise come from the debris of an asteroid named 3200 Phaeton, which is a near-Earth asteroid.
- 28. Seventeen percent of the asteroids are classified as
- 30. Are rocky celestial bodies that vary in brightnes
- 32. arm Two-thirds of the way from the center of our galaxy called
- 33. Asteroids that share an orbit with Jupiter
- 34. satellites Most of the planets in the solar system have
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- 1. Large bright cloud of dust and gas called
- 2. Kepler Who described the laws of planetary motion
- 4. Glowing tail that forms when the comet is near the
- 7. The originate from the constellation Leo and are considered the ‘’king of meteor shower
- 8. Such farthest distance is called
- 10. The name of the huge crater in Mexico caused by an asteroid impact
- 11. The planet’s natural satellite that shows many visible craters
- 13. The region of Mexico where the Chicxulub crater is found
- 15. Can be observed annually,and it’s peak could fall in either July or August
- 16. The force that causes planets to revolve around the Sun.
- 17. Asteroids are dark in color because they are composed of carbon is ?
- 19. An air burst of a comet or small meteoroids killed plants and animals and damaged buildings at Tunguska, Siberia, in 1908.”
- 21. This meteor shower occurs during October when earth passes through the orbit of Halley’s Comet
- 22. When does the orionids meteor shower happen
- 23. The scientist who developed the telescope in the 17th century.
- 25. A large rocky object that orbits the Sun, sometimes hitting Earth
- 26. A bright streak of light in the sky when a space rock burns up
- 29. Wilhelm olbers ,an amateur astronomer who discovered the asteroid
- 31. showers trajectories Is a celestial event in which several meteors enter Earth’s atmosphere at great speeds on parallel
