WorksheetsMeteoroids and Meteors
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 3mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
A light streaking across the night sky is classified as a/an....
a)
Meteorite
b)
Asteroid
c)
Comet
d)
Meteor
2.
Before it becomes a "shooting star", the actual bit of solid stuff coming from space is called ___
a)
a meteoroid
b)
a meteor
c)
a meteorite
d)
an asteroid
3.
3. Meteoroids are formed when asteroids collided and crushed into pieces. Based on this statement, where did the meteoroids originate?
a)
A. Asteroid Belt
b)
B. Mars
c)
C. Moon
d)
D. Sun
4.
5. Which best describe the picture?
a)
A. Meteor
b)
B. Meteoroid
c)
C. Meteorite
d)
D. Oort cloud
5.
6. What is the name of meteoroid when it reaches the mesosphere?
a)
A. asteroid
b)
B. meteors
c)
C. meteorites
d)
D. meteor shower
6.
What is a meteor called when it's in space?
a)
meteroid
b)
meteor
c)
meteorite
7.
What causes meteors to burn up in our atmosphere?
a)
Heat from the Sun
b)
Heat from Earth's atmosphere
c)
They are already so hot that our atmosphere can't handle it
d)
Friction from the Earth's atmosphere
8.
What are meteors made of?
a)
chunks of rocks and minerals
b)
fish
c)
butterfly wings
d)
chewing gum
9.
True or False....The same meteoroid can have a different name depending where its location is...whether it is in space, the Earth's atmosphere or hitting the ground.
a)
True
b)
False
10.
As a meteor is getting closer to the earth their speed
a)
comes to a halt
b)
increases
c)
decreases
d)
disappears
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