Taryn Harris #10567 and Claire Werner #10230Mr. CScience 8, Period 6April 21, 2014The wonders of space rocksIn our solar system, there are a wide variety of space rocks. Space contains comets, asteroids, and meteors that hurtle through space, but don't make it to Earth because they burn up along the way. This is due to the amount of friction produced as it travels through space. Comets, asteroids, and meteors are just a few objects orbiting in space and our solar system. As a result, these various space rocks fly through our solar system, creating an array of chemicals. Comets, asteroids, and meteors are usually grouped together because they are all basically the same thing. One thing that comets, asteroids and meteors have in common is that they are rocky objects orbiting the sun. Many of these space rocks originate from the Asteroid Belt, Kuiper Belt, and Oort Cloud, continuing almost to the next star system! We are able to study these space rocks using probes and infrared rays. Asteroids, comets, and meteors are commonly used terms for objects moving through our solar system, but these rocks have a broader meaning. One type of space rock is a comet. Comets contain methane, carbon dioxide, ice, ammonia and dust. Put all these substances together and you get a comet. It has a solid core, which contains dark organic matter covered in dust and mostly ice inside. Ice is made up of frozen water, carbon dioxide, methane, ammonia and carbon monoxide. Comets orbit for less than 200 years and orbit in the Oort Cloud beyond the orbit of Pluto. Comets also orbit the Kuiper Belt, its donut-like shape beyond Neptune's orbit. When a comet is removed from its orbit and ends up... middle of paper... and many other things. In addition to a name, each asteroid is also given a number. Asteroids are just one of many space rocks that captivate scientists on Earth. These three main space rocks aren't just anything floating in space. Comets may seem unusual, but they are made from objects found on Earth and meteors may also have contributed to the formation of Earth since they contain rocks. This is why meteors and comets could contain the hidden meaning of the creation of our universe and our planet. Comets, meteors and asteroids are very interesting rocks that we can experience in our solar system. The wonders of these space rocks have not yet been completely discovered and I hope that we will have the opportunity to see these fascinating rocks in our lifetime. In conclusion, comets, asteroids and meteors are tiny, but make up a large part of our solar system..