What causes meteors to burn up in our atmosphere?

Friction from the Earth's atmosphere

They are already so hot that our atmosphere can't handle it

One reason why we do not see too many craters caused by meteorites hitting our Earth is because....

Most of them fall into our ocean since 80% of our Earth is made up of water.

Only tiny meteorites hit our Earth causing little, tiny craters that we can't always see.

Meteorites do not hit our Earth.

One theory about how the dinosaurs went extinct is...

That a meteorite came and hit our Earth causing their extinction.

They ate each other until they all went extinct.

What is one difference between an asteroid and comet?

When a comet comes near the sun it loses material while an asteroid typically remains solid

A comet orbits the sun and an asteroid does not

An asteroid is formed from leftovers from the formation of the solar system and a comet is not

An asteroid orbits the sun in the oort cloud while a comet orbits the sun between Mars and Jupiter

How does a meteor compare to a meteorite?

A meteor is moving through the Earth's atmosphere and the meteorite actually lands on Earth

A meteorite is moving through Earth's atmosphere and the meteor actually lands on Earth

Meteors are made up of Carbon and meteorites are made of ice

Asteroids, Comets, and Meteoroids

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

5 mins • 1 pt

What are meteors sometimes called?

shooting stars

moons

satellites

falling asteroids

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

When a meteor hits Earth, what is it called?

meteorite

meteroid

meteor

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Is a meteor an asteroid?

Yes

No

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

5 mins • 1 pt

What are meteors made of?

chunks of rocks and metals

ice

iron

lava

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

Are meteors bigger than asteroids?

Yes

No

Mabye

Sometimes

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

I am a rock entering a planet's atmosphere.

meteor

meteorite

asteroid

comet

^{Objects made of ice, gas and dust and orbit our sun are called:}

Asteroids

Comets

Meteroids

Meteors

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What are meteors sometimes called?

When a meteor hits Earth, what is it called?

Is a meteor an asteroid?

What are meteors made of?

Are meteors bigger than asteroids?

I am a rock entering a planet's atmosphere.

^{Objects made of ice, gas and dust and orbit our sun are called:}

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