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Small Bodies in the Solar System Worksheet
The Kuiper Belt
1. Where is the Kuiper Belt located?
2. What matter is the Kuiper Belt thought to contain?
3. Describe a Kuiper Belt Object (KBO):
Composition
Average Orbital Speed
1st Discovered (Date)
# of Known KBOs
Examples of KBOs
Comets
4. Identify each part of a comet.
A._______________________________
B. _______________________________
C. _______________________________
D. _______________________________
5. What two regions of the solar system do comets come from:
REGION
Description of Comet
Known as:
Period of orbit:
Formation:
Location:
Known as:
Period of orbit:
Formation:
Location:
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Small Bodies in the Solar System Worksheet
The Asteroid Belt
6. Fill in the table below.
Description/Details
ASTERIODS :
Shape
Locations
Aver. Orbital Period
1
2
Compositions (5)
3
4
5
Meteoroids, Meteors, & Meteorites
7. What are the differences between meteoroids, meteors, and meteorites?
Comets vs. Asteroids vs. Meteoroids
8. Fill in the table below using the information you have gathered.
Comets
Asteroids
A.
Origin
B.
Kuiper Belt & Oort Cloud
C.
D.
Smaller than comets or
asteroids
Size
E.
Composition
Meteoroids
F.
Rocky