Triple Venn Diagram

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Activity 1 1. Very slow progress across the sky

I. Compare and contrast comets, asteroids, and meteors. Add the characteristics listed in the table to the appropriate
location (Meteor, Comet, Asteroid) on the Triple Venn Diagram. Write the number only. (20 pts.) 2. Remnants of the formation of the Solar System

3. Reflect Sunlight

4. Rocky composition

5. Orbit the Sun in highly elliptical orbits

6. Measure a few kms in diameter

7. Most found in the asteroid belt

8. Most are less than a km in diameter

9. Most have slightly elliptical orbits

10. Most are less than 100 m in diameter

11. Also known as shooting stars

12. Most burn up as they enter Earth’s atmosphere

13. Streak across the sky very fast

14. Most are fragments of large asteroids

II. Design a planet in our solar system. Using paper mâché or balloons/masking tape, develop a model of the planet.
15. Icy objects
Select a distance from the Sun, size of the planet, its surface features, life and plant forms, and other features and
characteristics. Show the planet and give an oral report to the class. (Presentation will be on July 24, 2019) 16. Meteor showers are caused by Earth passing through
debris path of a comet

17. Tail always points away from the Sun