Found in regions known as the Kuiper belt and the Oort cloud

Found in a region between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter

Can break apart into smaller pieces, can burn up, or can collide with the planets

Pieces of rock or dust that travel through space

Made of ice and dust

Can burn up due to friction (meteor)
Can hit the planet (meteorite)

Come from comets and asteroids

Orbits the sun in a long, narrow elliptical path

Forms a tail as the Sun’s heat melts the ice

Made of solid rock