METEORS REVIEW

2.) Meteors are ____?

• A.) A Rock flying in space

• B.) A Star

• C. A rock entering the earth atmosphere

Answer explanation

C.) A Rock entering the earth atmosphere

3.) Meteors can cause a large amount of damage.

• True

• False

Answer explanation

True

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

Answer explanation

A.) Iron, Silicates, or a mixture of iron and rock materials.

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

Answer explanation

A.) Debris of a comet flying with earth's orbit 

6.) What is a meteor called when it enters the earth's atmosphere?

• A.) Comet

• B.) Meteoroid 

• C.) Debris

• D.) Meteorites

Answer explanation

D.) Meteorites

7.) How many meteor showers occur every year?

• A.) 28

• B.) 72

• C.) 12

• D.) 30

Answer explanation

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

Answer explanation

D.) 100,000 mph in space

9.) Meteors weigh less than 1-2 grams.

• True

• False

Answer explanation

True

10.) What happens when a meteoroid enters the earth’s atmosphere? 

• A.) It stops completely 

• B.) Explodes 

• C.) Heats up and evaporates

Answer explanation

C.) Heats up and evaporates

11. Which layer of the atmosphere affects the meteors?

• A.) Mesosphere

• B. Exosphere

• C. Thermosphere

• D. Troposphere

Answer explanation

A.) Mesosphere