Meteors, Asteroids, and Comets

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Across
  1. 1. Small objects that orbit the sun. Made of ice and dust.
  2. 3. When a meteoroid enters Earth's atmosphere and the rock burns completely, creating a trail of light. Also called a "shooting star".
  3. 5. Asteroids between Mars and Jupiter (separates the inner and outer planets)
  4. 8. Small, irregularly shaped chunks of rock that orbit the Sun and are much too small to be considered planets.
Down
  1. 1. Natural bodies outside of Earth's atmosphere.
  2. 2. When a meteor makes it through the atmosphere without completely disintegrating and hits the Earth’s surface.
  3. 4. When an asteroid or comet breaks into smaller pieces.
  4. 6. Disk of icy bodies outside of Neptune's orbit. (One of the areas where comets originate from)
  5. 7. Lies far behind pluto. (One of the areas where comets originate from)