Meteors

A meteorite is DIFFERENT from a comet mainly because

• has a tail of ice and gas

• is found in orbit between Jupiter and Mars

• enters the Earth's atmoshere

• has a nucleus made of rock and snow.

What do comets, asteroids and meteors all have in common?

• They all are made of ice

• They all hit Earth's surface

• They all orbit the sun

• They have nothing in common

When objects strike the surface of a planet or moon, they leave a deep impression on the surface called a:

• Pothole 

• Crater

• Canyon

• Plateau

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

An event when the earth passes through a region having lots of debris

• Bolid

• Fireball

• Meteor

• Meteor Shower

A _____ bursts through Earth's atmosphere at very fast speeds and appears as a "shooting star".

• Meteoroid

• Meteorite

• Meteor

• Comet

Which of the following is FALSE about meteoroids, meteors, and meteorites?

• A meteor burns in the mesosphere and is called a "shooting star".

• They are made of ice.

• They are made of rock and debris from space.

• They vary in size and can be as small tiny pebbles or very large.

What is it called when a space rock survives its fiery passage through the Earth's atmosphere and strikes the Earth's surface?

• Meteoroid

• Meteorite

• Meteor

• Comet

What is the name of the largest meteorite ever found on Earth?

What is the primary difference between a meteor and a meteorite?

• A meteor is a space rock that burns up in the Earth's atmosphere, while a meteorite reaches the Earth's surface.

• A meteor is larger than a meteorite.

• A meteorite is a space rock that burns up in the Earth's atmosphere, while a meteor reaches the Earth's surface.

• A meteor is made of ice, while a meteorite is made of rock.

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

• Troposphere

• Stratosphere

• Mesosphere

• Thermosphere