Meteors

When a meteoroid begins to enter Earth's atmosphere it begins to burn up.  What force causes this?

• Gravity

• Friction

• EM Radiation

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS1-4

NGSS.MS-PS3-5

What's the difference between meteoroid, meteor, and meteorite?

• Meteoids are sand size, meteors are streaks of light in the sky, and a meteorite is the meteors that has landed

• Meteoroids are huge, Meteors are the pieces that land, and Meteorites are shooting stars

• There are no differences

• Meteoroids are small, Meteors are another name for comets, and Meteorites are shooting stars

A chunk of rock that enters Earth's atmosphere and produces a streak of light in the sky.

• Meteoroid

• Meteor

• Meteorite

• Comet

A meteor that does not burn up in Earth's atmosphere and reaches Earth's surface

• Meteorite

• Meteoroid

• Meteor

A chunk of rock or dust in space that comes from an asteroid or comet.

• Meteoroid

• Meteor

• Meteorite

• Comet

When it is hot and blazes across the sky.

• Meteors

• Meteoroids

• Meteorites

Meteor came from the a Greek word meaning?

• Outside the planet rocks

• Floating Rocks

• Suspended in the air.

Size of Meteors

• Smaller than a baseball

• Size of an atom

• Bigger than a tree

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-3

What is the primary cause of the bright streak of light observed when a meteor enters Earth's atmosphere?

• Friction with the atmosphere

• Reflection of sunlight

• Gravitational pull

• Magnetic fields

Which layer of Earth's atmosphere do meteors typically burn up in?

• Troposphere

• Stratosphere

• Mesosphere

• Thermosphere