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2. are fragments of meteoroids that survive the 1. Are small chunks of rock or iron in space
trip through the atmosphere and land on the 4. a region located between the orbits of Mars
Earth's surface and Jupiter that contains numerous small rocky
3. It is responsible for keeping planets in their objects called asteroids.
orbits around the sun and moons in their orbits 6. the point in the orbit of a planet or other
around planets astronomical body, at which it is closest to the
5. The point at which an orbiting body, such as a sun
planet or comet, is farthest away from the Sun 8. are icy bodies that originate from the outer
7. spherical cloud of icy objects that is believed regions of the solar system
to surround the Sun at a great distance,
extending far beyond the outer plane
9. a region of the solar system beyond the orbit
of Neptune that is filled with small icy bodies
10. refers to small celestial bodies that orbit
the Sun but are not considered full-fledged
planets.