WorksheetsMeteoroid, Meteor, Meteorite
Total questions: 12
Worksheet time: 6mins
Which of the following are often referred to as a shooting star?
meteoroid
meteor
meteorites
True or False: All meteors eventually become meteorites.
True
False
When meteoroids enter Earth's atmosphere at high speed, they burn up. Then they are called
meteors
asteroids
comets
moons
a former meteoroid that survives its fiery passage through the atmosphere to hit the Earth's surface
meteoroid
meteor
meteorite
E → F → Meteorite
E and F are included in the sequence of the crashing of a meteorite. E happens in space while F happens in the atmosphere of the Earth. What is E and F?
E: Meteoroid ; F: Meteor
E: Meteor ; F: Meteoroid
E: Comet; F: Meteor
E: Meteor ; F: Comet
What is an object called when it enters Earth’s atmosphere but DOES NOT reach the surface?
Meteoraid
Meteorite
Meteoroid
Meteor
If a meteor reaches the Earth’s surface and collides with the Earth, what is created?
Oort cloud
Crater
Crater hole
This space rock is the smaller version of an asteroid AND it's found in space.
Meteor
Asteroid
Meteoroid
Comet
Match Column A to Column B
What are the three (3) types of meteorite?
