Comets, Meteors, and Asteroids

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What are the craters on the moon caused by?

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The craters on the moon were caused by the impact of meteorites.

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What are the three parts of a comet?

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The three parts of a comet are the nucleus, coma, and tail.

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What is a rocky object that revolves around the sun but is too small to be considered a planet?

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An asteroid.

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What is a chunk of rock or dust in space that comes from an asteroid or comet called?

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A meteoroid.

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What is the spherical region of comets that surrounds the solar system called?

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The Oort Cloud.

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What is the difference between a meteor and a meteoroid?

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A meteoroid is a small rocky or metallic body in outer space, while a meteor is the streak of light produced when a meteoroid enters the Earth's atmosphere.

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What is the main difference between asteroids and comets?

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Asteroids are rocky objects, while comets are made of ice and dust.

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What is the asteroid belt?

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The asteroid belt is a region in space between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter where many asteroids are found.

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What happens when a meteoroid survives its passage through the atmosphere and lands on Earth?

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It is called a meteorite.

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What is the Kuiper Belt?

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The Kuiper Belt is a region of the solar system beyond Neptune, filled with small icy bodies and dwarf planets.