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

How wide is the Barringer Crater in Arizona?

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

What happens when meteorites fall through the atmosphere?

What are thumbprint shaped depressions in meteorites called?

How do scientists measure the ages of meteorites?

How many impact craters have been identified throughout the world?

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

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

About two-thirds of the Earth meteorite impact craters have been found in what type of rock?

Scientists use ______________ to put fossil meteorites into chronological order of when they hit the Earth's surface.

Asteroids are found where?

I was part of space, far from home,

But now I’ve landed on Earth’s dome.

I made it through the atmosphere,

And now I’m lying somewhere near.

WHAT AM I?

I spend most of my time in space,
Between Mars and Jupiter’s place.
I’m rocky and big, just floating around
Until gravity pulls me down!

WHAT AM I?

I flash across the sky so bright,

A streak of light that lasts one night.

I burn up before I hit the ground

But pieces of me are sometimes found.

WHAT AM I?

I’m icy, dusty, with a glowing tail,

I fly by the sun on a distant trail.

People watch me from far and wide,

As I streak through the starry night sky.

WHAT AM I?

Comets are often referred to as _________ because they are made of ice, dust and rock.