Meteors and Meteorites

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12th Grade
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Aleena Velasco
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is a meteoroid?
A streak of light in the atmosphere
A small rock or particle of debris in space
A fragment that reaches the ground
An icy body that releases gases
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which celestial object is a rocky body smaller than a planet that orbits the Sun?
Comet
Asteroid
Meteor
Meteorite
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NGSS.MS-ESS1-3
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is the term for a meteor fragment that reaches the ground?
Comet
Asteroid
Meteor
Meteorite
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which object is known for releasing gases as it orbits the Sun?
Asteroid
Meteor
Comet
Meteorite
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is the streak of light seen when a meteoroid heats up in the atmosphere called?
Comet
Asteroid
Meteor
Meteorite
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is the role of Earth's atmosphere in the appearance of meteors?
It reflects sunlight
It causes meteoroids to burn up
It cools down meteoroids
It deflects meteoroids
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is the significance of Comet Swift-Tuttle in meteor showers?
It is the source of debris for both Perseids and Leonids
It causes solar flares
It impacts the Earth every year
It is visible only in the Southern Hemisphere
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