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Generally rocky and irregularly shaped celestial objects formed 4.6 billion years ago from the remnants of the formation of the solar system.
Asteroids
Also known as chondrite, mostly made of clay and silicates
C-type Asteroids
means stony, usually rocky and generally made up of nickel, iron, and other silicates
S-type Asteroids
means metallic, usually made up of pure nickel and iron
M-type Asteroids
Classification of Asteroids (Composition)
C type asteroids
S type asteroids
M type asteroids
Asteroids belt, located between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter
Main Belt
Asteroids located near Jupiter Lagrange
Trojans
Asteroids that pass near Earth
Near-Earth Asteroids
Classification of Asteroids (Location)
Mainbelt
Trojans
Near-earth asteroids
Also known as dirty snowballs, are made up of frozen gases, rock, and dust
comett
Solid and known as the central part of the comet. Made up of rock, dust, and frozen gases
- Nucleus
Envelope or cloud around the nucleus that forms when gases in the nucleus sublimate due to the sun
- Coma
Created by radiation and solar wind pushing dust particles away from the coma
- Tail
Believed to come from the Oort Cloud (Named after Jan Oort, found at the outermost part of the solar system)
- Long-Period Comets
Believed to come from the Kuiper Belt (Located near the orbits of Neptune up to Pluto and beyond)
- Short-Period Comets
Classification of Comets
Long period Comets
Short pperiod comets
Debris that are usually rocky and metallic in nature that orbit the solar system
Meteoroids
Often called shooting stars is created when a meteoroid enters the atmosphere and burns up, creating a streak of light.
Meteor
Meteoroids large enough that reach the surface of the Earth
Meteorites
Pure substance made up of only one kind of atom
Element
Combination of two or more elements
Compound
Observable characteristic that describes an object or substance
Property
Characteristics that can be observed or measured without changing the chemical composition
- Physical Properties
Properties of matter that depend on the amount of matter, volume, mass, size, weight, and length
- Extensive Properties