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Meteors

Authored by Ron F.

Other, Other Sciences

9th - 12th Grade

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

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Nearly everything we understand about the universe comes from ___

ancient fossils
physical specimens
light emitted or reflected by objects
electrical experiments

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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A "shooting star" is really a tiny bit of interplanetary debris heated to ___

fluorescence
phosphorescence
incandescence
chemiluminescence

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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Before it becomes a "shooting star", the actual bit of solid stuff coming from space is called ___

a meteoroid
a meteor
a meteorite
an asteroid

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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The phenomenon of a meteoroid getting hot and blazing across the sky is called ___

a comet
a meteor
a meteorite
an asteroid

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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If a meteor hits the ground, we call it ___

a meteoroid
a fallen star
a meteorite
an asteroid

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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According to Phil Plait, what's the best way to tick off an astronomer?

mix up the terms meteor and meteorite
Ask 'em, "Hey, what's your sign?"
Ask "How old are you in light years?"
complain about Pluto not being a planet anymore

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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For a typical meteor that you'll see, what is the size of the meteoroid?

smaller than a grain of sand
about the size of a marble
about the size of a softball
about the size of a basketball

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