Meteors

Meteors are often referred to as _______ ________.

Meteoroids are broken off pieces of

• Comets

• Asteroids

• Both comets and asteroids

• None of these

Most meteors do not reach Earths surface.

• True

• False

The 3rd phase in the name of these space rocks is

• Meteorids

• Meteors

• Meteorites

• Mites

Lighter and more fragile meteors are called

• Hard rocks

• Stony

• Crashy

• Slippy

Hoba means

The oldest meteor is _______ years old.

• 4.5 billion

• 100

• 4,500

• 5 million

What looks like thousands of shooting stars is a meteor_______.

A scientist who studies meteors is a(n)

• Zoologist

• Paleontologist

• Astronomer

• Meteorologist

What type of shower would you not want to bathe in?