Chapter 6 ESCI - Minor Bodies in the Solar System

When a space rock hits the ground, we call it a(n) ________________.

In 2013, a meteor exploded over the Russian city of _________________, an event that caused widespread damage.

Which statement is NOT true? 

What causes a meteor shower? 

The largest dwarf planet is this one. Name it.

What happened to this Chevy Malibu in 1992?

This dwarf planet lies in the asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter and contains 1/3 of the mass of all asteroids.

______________ crater in Arizona is one of the best preserved impact carters on Earth.

How many dwarf planets are in our solar system?

This dwarf planet has some of the coldest temperatures in the solar system - down to minus 375 Fahrenheit. 

Pluto's largest moon, ______________, was photographed in 2015 by the New Horizons space probe.

Past Neptune lies the ________, an area filled with millions of chunks of ice made from water, methane, and ammonia.

Who discovered Pluto in 1930?

This meteorite that fell is Mexico in 1969 is one of the oldest ever found, dating back 4.567 billion years.

In 2013, a meteor exploded over the Russian city of ________, an event that caused widespread damage.