Attack from Outer Space Review

What is the author's main purpose for writing this story?

• to provide a brief history of Russia

• to convince readers to hunt meteorites

• to give information about meteors

In the first section, the author writes, " Others pull their cars over." Why did people pull their cars over?

• to go to their jobs

• to get a better look at the fireball

• to meet up with their friends

Which section explains what a meteor is?

• "Rocks from the Sky"

• "Another Close Call"

• "Searching for Rocks"

Earth is safe from most debris. Which line from the article explains why?

• "This rock has been circling close to the Earth for thousands of years."

• "But most of it burns up in the atmosphere without causing any damage."

• "A shooting star is not really a star."

What line from the article gives a clue to the meaning of the word extinct?

• "... a huge asteroid crushed off the coast of what is now Mexico."

• "This caused plants and animals to die."

• "Strangely, it was also in Russia."

What is the section "Another Close Call" mostly about?

• a space rock that hit Earth in 1908

• the way scientist study outer space

• the village on Tunguska

The author says space rocks rarely cause damage on Earth. Which line from the article helps show this?

• "The last time a meteor caused problems was back in 1908."

• "It was much larger than the one in Chelyabrinsk."

• "It was much closer to the ground too."

The explosion in 1908 was more powerful than the one in 2013 because the 1908 space rock:

• had ice in it.

• hit near a field of trees.

• was bigger.

According to the article, why are people in Chelyabinsk collecting meteorites?

• to clean up the mess left behind by the space rock explosion

• to sell for large amounts of money

• to fill in the hold created by falling space debris

What is another good title for this article?

• "Doomed Dinosaurs"

• "Space Rocks Strike Earth"

• "Bouncing Like Bumper Cars"