What Are Asteroids and Meteoroids?

What Are Asteroids and Meteoroids?
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Grade:
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Space and Astronomy
Solar System
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Enrich your study of the solar system with this worksheet about asteroids and meteoroids. Students will complete statements about these objects, read a passage about asteroid orbits, and model the Asteroid Belt, Trojan asteroids, and near-Earth asteroids on a diagram.

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