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Tuesday February 17, 2009

Tuesday February 17, 2009. EQ: What are the characteristics and movements of comets, asteroids, and meteoroids? Journal: List the planets in order but start with the one farthest from the sun. Planet Quiz Tomorrow. Tuesday February 17, 2009.

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Tuesday February 17, 2009

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  1. TuesdayFebruary 17, 2009 • EQ: What are the characteristics and movements of comets, asteroids, and meteoroids? • Journal: List the planets in order but start with the one farthest from the sun. • Planet Quiz Tomorrow

  2. TuesdayFebruary 17, 2009 • EQ: What are the characteristics and movements of comets, asteroids, and meteoroids? • Agenda • Journal/Discussion • Finish Planet Presentations • Impact Craters Lab • Objects in Space Notes and Discussion

  3. Impact Crater • Mass • Small Bobber=5.7 g • Large Bobber=10 g • Ping Pong Ball=2 g • Wooden Block=10.5 g • Button=3.5 g • Marble=3.8 g

  4. Chunks of ice and dust that usually have long elliptical orbits. Comets Nucleus Tail Coma

  5. Large chunks of rock; found mostly in Asteroid Belt between Mars and Jupiter. Asteroids

  6. chunks of rock and dust in space. *Meteor- a meteoroid that burns in the atmosphere- produces a streak of light. nickname: “Shooting star” *MeteoriTe- a meteoroid that doesn’t burn up in the Earth’s atmosphere and lands on or Touches Earth. Meteoroids

  7. Meteoroids, Meteor, or Meteorite?????

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