Match each definition to the correct term:

planetary rings

rings that orbit a planet and are made up of rock, ices, and frozen gases.

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

asteroid belt

a band of irregularly shaped pieces of rock & metal that orbits Mars and Jupiter

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

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