Other Members of the Solar System

A celestial object consisting of a nucleus of ice and dust and, when near the sun, a “tail” of gas and dust particles pointing away from the sun.

• COMETS

• METEORS

• ROCKS

• ASTEROID

Have a chemical composition like metal, nickel and iron. They range in size from a grain of sand to boulders 3 feet (1 meter) wide.

• COMET

• METEORS

• ASTEROIDS

• ROCKS

Meteoroids that enter the earth's atmosphere is called?

• Meteorites

• Meteors

• Asteroids

• Comet

Are small, rocky objects that orbit the Sun. Orbit the Sun like planets, they are much smaller than planets. 

• Asteroids

• Comets

• Meteors

• Planet

First asteroid to be discovered

• Ceres

• Jupiter

• Mars

• Piazzi