Match each definition to the correct term:
asteroid belt
a band of irregularly shaped pieces of rock & metal that orbits Mars and Jupiter
planetary rings
rings that orbit a planet and are made up of rock, ices, and frozen gases.
perturbations
small variations in the motion of a planet's orbit
sublimated
substance turns from a solid to a gas without entering the liquid stage
meteoroid
An interplanetary piece of matter that has intersected earths orbit
Galilean satellites
Jupiter's 4 largest moons (Io, Europa, Ganymede, and Callisto)
Oort Cloud
Possibly the source of long-term comets
satellite
an object that orbits around a planet
meteorites
any part of a meteoroid that lands on the surface of the earth
meteors
appears in the sky when a meteoroid enters earth's atmosphere and is heated by friction
comets
dirty snowballs
dwarf planet
orbits the sun but has not "cleared the neighborhood" with its orbit