SOLAR SYSTEM

Detailed explanation-1: -Meteoroids are lumps of rock or iron that orbit the sun, just as planets, asteroids, and comets do.

Detailed explanation-2: -Meteorites are rocks, but they are not like Earth rocks. Most are far older, and they provide some of the only samples we have of other worlds – other planets, asteroids and possibly comets – in our solar system. Some meteorites even contain tiny particles that formed around other stars that existed before our Sun.

Detailed explanation-3: -Silicon-rich (S-type) asteroids dominate the inner part of the asteroid belt, closest to the Sun. These asteroids are composed of rocky materials and small amounts of metallic iron. M-type (metallic) asteroids are predominantly metallic iron and nickel.

Detailed explanation-4: -Inner planets: the four closet to the sun. They are also called the “terrestrial planets” because they are made mostly of rock and metal. Outer planets: the four farthest from the sun. They are also called the “gas giants” because they are made mostly of gases.