Rocks in Space Quiz

Match the following:

• Shooting Star

• A meteoroid that survives its fall through the atmosphere

• Asteroid

• A space rock that turns into a fireball as it falls through the atmosphere

• Meteorite

• A common source of meteorites

• Meteor

• A space rock that ranges in size from grains of dust to small asteroids

• Meteoroid

• A common term for meteors

Why are meteorites important?

• They bring essential elements to Earth

• They are very durable and are used to make very expensive things

• They are used to find out more about the solar system and its history

• They are used to discover new planets and asteroids

• They are used to find out more about the features and properties of space objects

Tags

NGSS.HS-ESS1-6

Roughly how many meteorites have been found on Earth?

• 2,000

• 3,000,000

• 50,000

• 400

• 753

A met​e​​ (a)   is a mete​ (b)   that has survived its fall through the atmosphere. It is usually ​ (c)   because the ​ (d)   layer has been​ (e)   .

• orite
• oroid
• or
• shiny
• dull
• inner
• outer
• frozen
• melted
• burnt

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS1-4

NGSS.MS-PS3-5

Which one is a feature of meteorites?

• Shiny

• Dull

• Hot

• Porous

Reorder the following stages of a meteorite.

• Part of a space object

• Meteorite

• Meteor

• Meteoroid

Which one of these is NOT a theoretical source of meteoroids.

• An asteroid

• A comet

• Pluto

• Earth

• Space junk

A meteor _____ up as it falls through the atmosphere

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS1-4

A commonly used term for meteors

A meteoroid that survives its fall through the atmosphere and hits the ground