Space Rocks

Which space object is larger?

• Asteroid

• Meteor

• Meteorite

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-3

where are asteroids found?

• between earth and venus

• between Jupiter and Saturn

• between Saturn and Uranus

• between Mars and Jupiter

One reason why we do not see too many craters caused by meteorites hitting our Earth is because....

• Only tiny meteorites hit our Earth causing little, tiny craters that we can't always see.

• Meteorites do not hit our Earth.

• Most of them fall into our ocean since 80% of our Earth is made up of water.

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

How does a meteor compare to a meteorite?

• A meteor is moving through the Earth's atmosphere and the meteorite actually lands on Earth

• A meteorite is moving through Earth's atmosphere and the meteor actually lands on Earth

• Meteors are made up of Carbon and meteorites are made of ice

• They are the same thing

Piece of a meteoroid that strikes the earth's surface

• comet

• asteroid

• meteor

• meteorite

Appears as a streak in the sky.

• asteroid

• meteoroid

• comet

• meteor

Found in the Oort Cloud

• asteroid

• meteoroid

• comet

• meteor

Often called shooting stars.

• asteroid

• meteoroid

• comet

• meteor

Made of rocks that are very similar to the rocks that make up the inner planets. 

• asteroids

• meteoroids

• comets

• meteors

Sometimes called "dirty snowballs".

• asteoids

• meteoroids

• comets

• meteors