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WorksheetsMETEORS REVIEW
Total questions: 13
Worksheet time: 10mins
2.) Meteors are ____?
A.) A Rock flying in space
B.) A Star
C. A rock entering the earth atmosphere
3.) Meteors can cause a large amount of damage.
True
False
4.) What are most meteorites made out of?
A.) Iron, Silicates, or a mixture of iron and rock materials.
B.) Sand, Nickel, and Iron
C.) Iron and Nickel only
5.) How do meteor showers occur?
A.) Debris of a comet flying with earth's orbit
B.) When a volcano erupts
C.) When a meteor is about to fall on earth
6.) What is a meteor called when it enters the earth's atmosphere?
A.) Comet
B.) Meteoroid
C.) Debris
D.) Meteorites
7.) How many meteor showers occur every year?
A.) 28
B.) 72
C.) 12
D.) 30
8.) Meteoroids travel at a speed of ________?
A.) 78,542 mph in space
B.) 88,000 mph in space
C.) 55,000 mph in space
D.) 100,000 mph in space
9.) Meteors weigh less than 1-2 grams.
True
False
10.) What happens when a meteoroid enters the earth’s atmosphere?
A.) It stops completely
B.) Explodes
C.) Heats up and evaporates
11. Which layer of the atmosphere affects the meteors?
A.) Mesosphere
B. Exosphere
C. Thermosphere
D. Troposphere
12.) The scientists who study outer space, planets, and other members
of the solar system are called ______?
A.) Navy
B.) Astronauts
C. Astronomers
D. Meteorologists
13. Which of the following is not true about meteors?
A.) The meteors do not reach the ground of earth
B. The meteors may come in group
C.) The scientists can collect so many samples of meteors.
D. Some portions in the meteors are burned up in the atmosphere.
1.) A Meteoroid is ____?
A.) A Robot
B.) A Type of Element
C.) The crater of a meteor
D.) A fragment of an Asteroid / Comet
