Quiz on Meteors

What are meteors often called?

• Moons

• Comets

• Shooting stars

• Planets

What causes the bright streak of light we see in the sky when a meteor enters Earth's atmosphere?

• Reflection of sunlight

• Heating up and burning

• Radioactive decay

• Bioluminescence

What is the path that a meteor makes as it burns up in the atmosphere called?

• Meteoroid

• Comet

• Meteorite

• Asteroid

When do meteor showers occur?

• Randomly throughout the year

• When Earth passes through a comet's debris trail

• Only during the day

• During a lunar eclipse

What can scientists learn by studying meteorites?

• The age of the Earth

• The composition of the Moon

• The oldest matter known to exist

• The number of stars in the universe