Other Bodies in the Solar System

A celestial body that orbits the sun and is round because of its gravity, but has not cleared its orbit

What planet was reclassified as a dwarf planet in 2006?

Most of the dwarf planets are located in the

A small, irregularly shaped, rocky object that orbits the sun.

A small body of ice, rock and dust that orbits the sun and gives off a gas tail as it gets closer to the sun

Comets can originate in the Kuiper Belt and the

A sand-grain to boulder-sized, rocky body that travels through space

What is a "shooting star"?

A meteoroid that reaches Earth's surface without burning up

Most asteroids are located between Mars and Jupiter in the

A comet's speed does not change as it orbits the sun.

Pluto is a

Asteroids have different compositions, they are made of different types of materials.

A meteoroid that enters Earth's atmosphere is called an asteroid.

The Kuiper Belt is a region that begins just beyond the orbit of