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Open your journal to the solar system notes and read ALL information to answer questions on this warm up. 1. I am an object in the solar system with an orbit that may take thousands of years to complete. I have a glowing tail when I'm around the sun. I am a/an: Asteroid Sun Meteor Comet 2. I am made of pieces of rock, or rock and metal. I follow a regular orbit around the sun. You can usually find me between Mars and Jupiter. I am a/an: Sun Asteroid Meteor Comet 3. I am a piece of rock that hits earth's atmosphere at a high velocity (speed). I streak across the sky, glowing from my vaporizing gases. I am a/an: Sun Asteroid Meteor Comet 4. I produce my own light, heat, and energy. I provide the gravity that keeps space objects orbiting me. I am a/an: Star/sun Asteroid Meteor Comet 5. I am a round object that orbits the sun. I can be made of solids (like rock), or gases. I may or may not have other smaller objects orbiting ME. I am a/an: Planet Comet Meteor Asteroid 6. I am an Asteroid but they call me a ________________ when I actually pass through Earth's atmosphere and impact (strike) the surface (ground). Asteroid Comet Meteorite Both Asteroid and Comet 7. My nickname is "shooting star". I travel very fast when I am passing through the atmosphere. My life is short lived as I usually burn up before I reach ground. I am a/an:
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