a piece of rock or metal that has fallen to the ground from outer space.

An _______ is a building with large telescope from which you can study the stars and planets.

A large rock moving through outer space.

What do you call asteroid that was thought to smash into Earth on April 13, 2029?

What catastrophe struck the Indian Ocean on December 26, 2004,which caused the people to forget about the impending doom of asteroid smashing into Earth?

On August 10, 1954, an object the length of a car and weighing 150 tons traveled through the upper atmosphere, hundreds of people saw its bright tail.

Which giant rock, measuring 10 kilometres smashed into the Gulf of Mexico around 65 million years ago, killed 3/4 of all life including the dinosaurs and become extinct.

A bright object with long tail that travels around the sun.

Our Earth rotates once every 24 hours.

an unexpected event that causes great suffering or damage

a situation involving a difficult choice between options

the act of coming violently into contact; a crash

What planet is this?

What planet is this?

to cause (something that is moving) to change direction

The way in which a situation may develop.

______ is developing a spaceship to deflect asteroids heading for Earth.

_____ noticed an object from space heading to Earth.