Asteroid, Comet, Meteoroid, and Constellation Webquest
Asteriods
Describe some characteristics of asteroids by answering the following questions:
1. From what are asteroids made?
2. What do asteroids look like?
3. From where do asteroids come?
4. Where is the asteroid belt located in our solar system?
5. Does the asteroid belt revolve around the sun?
6. How many asteroids are there?
7. Name and find images of five or more asteroids in the asteroid belt.
8. What is the largest asteroid? Are there any asteroids headed our way?
Asteroid Resources 3. How many Asteroids are there?
4. http://www.windows2universe.org/asteroids/asteroid_il.html (good images)
5. Where is the asteroid belt?
6. What does an asteroid look like?
7. NASA Asteroids
Comets
Comet Resources
4. Where do comets originate?
5. Popular Comets
6. Nucleus of a comet
7. Components of a comet
8. What is a comet?
9. http://www.seasky.org/solar-system/comets.html
10. http://www.astronomycafe.net/qadir/ametcom.html
11. NASA Comets
Meteoroids, Meteors and Meteorites
Meteor Resources
3. Meteors: Zoom Astronomy
4. How many meteors enter the Earth's atmosphere every day?
5. Facts
6. Crater pics
7. NASA Meteors
The following sites discuss the differences between meteors, meteoroids, and meteorites:
Describe some characteristics of asteroids by answering the following questions:
1. From what are asteroids made?
2. What do asteroids look like?
3. From where do asteroids come?
4. Where is the asteroid belt located in our solar system?
5. Does the asteroid belt revolve around the sun?
6. How many asteroids are there?
7. Name and find images of five or more asteroids in the asteroid belt.
8. What is the largest asteroid? Are there any asteroids headed our way?
Asteroid Resources 3. How many Asteroids are there?
4. http://www.windows2universe.org/asteroids/asteroid_il.html (good images)
5. Where is the asteroid belt?
6. What does an asteroid look like?
7. NASA Asteroids
Comets
- What do comets look like?
- Name the four parts of a comet.
- From what is each part of a comet made?
- What is contained in the nucleus of a comet?
- When is the tail of a comet visible?
- Where do comets originate?
- Do comets orbit in a circular or elliptical pattern?
- Name and show images of some famous comets that travel through our solar system.
- Are there any comets headed our way?
Comet Resources
4. Where do comets originate?
5. Popular Comets
6. Nucleus of a comet
7. Components of a comet
8. What is a comet?
9. http://www.seasky.org/solar-system/comets.html
10. http://www.astronomycafe.net/qadir/ametcom.html
11. NASA Comets
Meteoroids, Meteors and Meteorites
- What is a meteoroid?
- Are all meteoroids the same size?
- What is the largest meteoroid that has collided with this planet?
- What is the difference between a meteor, meteoroid, and meteorite?
- How many meteors enter the Earth's atmosphere every day?
- What do impacts look like? Gather some pictures of craters.
Meteor Resources
3. Meteors: Zoom Astronomy
4. How many meteors enter the Earth's atmosphere every day?
5. Facts
6. Crater pics
7. NASA Meteors
The following sites discuss the differences between meteors, meteoroids, and meteorites: