CSMS Solar System Review

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What are meteoroids, meteors, and meteorites?

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They are all the same rock; the name depends on their location.

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What is a meteor?

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A streak of light that happens as a rock burns up in the mesosphere.

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What is an asteroid?

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A large rock in space that could NOT burn up in the atmosphere and is large enough to cause major damage if it hits Earth.

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Are meteors streaks of rocks in our atmosphere?

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False, meteors are streaks of light caused by meteoroids burning up.

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What is the correct order of the planets from the sun?

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Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune.

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What is a meteoroid?

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A small rock or particle from space that is smaller than an asteroid.

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What happens to a meteoroid when it enters the Earth's atmosphere?

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It becomes a meteor as it burns up and creates a streak of light.

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What is a meteorite?

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A meteoroid that survives its passage through the atmosphere and lands on Earth.

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What is the difference between a meteoroid and an asteroid?

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Meteoroids are smaller than asteroids; asteroids are larger rocks in space.

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What is the mesosphere?

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The layer of Earth's atmosphere where meteors burn up.