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    Astronomy Trivia

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    Comets, Meteors and Asteroids

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    QUICK FACTS TRIVIA

    � Meteor - a meteoroid that passes through the atmosphere and hit.


    � Meteor shower is an annual light phenomenon characterized by many meteors
    appearing in the sky in a short period of time.
    � It seems that meteors during meteor shower appear to come from only point in the
    sky because they are travelling in parallel path with the same velocities.
    � Meteor shower is a light phenomenon.

    � The chemical composition of an asteroid is a compound of silicates, iron and


    nickel.

    � A comet belongs to the solar system if it follows elliptical orbit as a planet


    do.
    � When a comet or an asteroid hit the earth, the plants and animals living in that
    place are most likely to have died on impact.
    � The difference between a comet and an asteroid is that comets are icy objects
    while asteroids are very rocky fragments.
    � Comets are similar to asteroid because they both orbit the sun and move
    relatively s the earth.
    � Ancient civilization thinks about the comets have been thought of as bad omens.
    A sign of great change or challenge and ushering disasters and wars. BUT those are
    NOT TRUE!

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