Crash Landings

Space is full of _____________________.

• ash and dust

• celestial objects

• water

• hidden caves

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

NGSS.MS-ESS1-3

When meteoroids enter the Earth's atmosphere we call them __________________.

• comets

• asteroids

• meteors

How wide is the Barringer Crater in Arizona?

• 2 km

• 7.8 km

• 1.2 km

• 8.2 km

When we see meteors in the night sky we call them __________ stars?

• falling

• big

• shooting

• beautiful

What happens when meteorites fall through the atmosphere?

• their exterior melts and forms a dark colored crust

• it stays the same

• their exterior grows larger

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS1-4

NGSS.MS-PS3-3

What are thumbprint shaped depressions in meteorites called?

• shatter cones

• regmaglypts

• comets

• radiometric dating

How do scientists measure the ages of meteorites?

• shatter cones

• strata

• radiometric dating

• asteroid belt

Tags

NGSS.HS-ESS1-6

How many impact craters have been identified throughout the world?

• 145

• 160

• 190

• 278

True or False: More meteorites have hit the Earth's surface than impact craters

• TRUE

• FALSE

Why do most space rock not reach the Earth's surface?

• They are too big

• They burn up when the enter the atmosphere

• Rock Strata

• They are too light