Question

a student came late to class and started her notes midway through the lecture. these are the notes she copied: -small, rocky object -not round, irregular shapes -several meters to kilometers -make up a belt between mars and jupiter what should she title her notes? comets asteroids meteors meteoroids

Explanation:

• Comets: Have a distinct structure with a nucleus, coma, and tail. Usually have a more icy composition and are not described as just "small, rocky object" and forming a belt between Mars and Jupiter.
• Asteroids: Are small, rocky objects. They have irregular shapes (not round). Their size can range from several meters to kilometers. The asteroid belt is located between Mars and Jupiter.
• Meteors: Are the bright streaks of light in the sky (shooting stars) that occur when a meteoroid enters the Earth's atmosphere and burns up. They are not objects in a belt between Mars and Jupiter.
• Meteoroids: Are small rocky or metallic objects in space. But the key point is the description of forming a belt between Mars and Jupiter which is characteristic of asteroids.

Answer:

Asteroids