Shooting Stars

What is a shooting star?

• A star that falls toward Earth

• A meteor that falls toward Earth

• A planet that falls toward Earth

• A comet that falls toward Earth

Where do meteors come from?

• The Earth's atmosphere

• The Moon's surface

• Outer space

• The Sun's core

What causes pieces of dust and rock to break away from frozen lumps in space?

• Earth's atmosphere

• Magnetic force

• Sun's heat

• Gravity

What is the trail of light left behind by a burning meteor called?

• Meteorite

• Comet

• Meteor shower

• Shooting star

What are meteor showers?

• Events when the Earth moves through an area with lots of dust and rocks

• Events when meteors burn up in the sky

• Events when meteors fall to Earth

• Events when the Sun's heat warms frozen lumps in space

What happens when a meteor doesn't completely burn up in the sky?

• It disappears into outer space

• It turns into a comet

• It falls to Earth and becomes a meteorite

• It becomes a shooting star

What is a meteorite?

• A meteor that falls to Earth

• A star that falls to Earth

• A comet that falls to Earth

• A planet that falls to Earth

What do most meteorites look like?

• Burning pieces of dust and rock

• Comets in the sky

• Frozen lumps of dust and gas

• Rocks on Earth

How big are most meteorites?

• As big as a planet

• As big as a star

• Smaller than a human hand

• Bigger than a human hand

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-3

What is a characteristic of many meteorites?

• They have a burned look on the outside

• They are made of ice

• They are magnetic

• They are transparent