Asteroids
• A __________________________________________________that
orbits the sun
• Range in size
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Pause: What makes them different from planets? Jot down your
answer!
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• Most are found in the
______________________________________ between the orbits
of _____________________________________________________
• A few pass close to the Earth or enter the atmosphere as
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• More than _____________________________________ asteroids
have been cataloged.
• A few Earth-crossing asteroids have orbits that intersects Earth's orbit
and will probably collide with our planet one day.
• There are millions of asteroids in the solar system but most have not
been identified.
• They may be the remains of the formation of the solar system.
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