High Five Facts - Meteors

The video provides an overview of meteoroids, meteors, and meteorites, explaining how meteoroids become meteors when entering Earth's atmosphere and meteorites when they hit the ground. It covers meteor showers, highlighting the Perseids and Geminids, and explains shooting stars and fireballs. The Hoba meteorite, the largest found on Earth, is discussed, along with the Barringer Meteor Crater, a famous site in Arizona.

What is the term used for a space rock that enters Earth's atmosphere and hits the ground?

• Meteoroid

• Meteor

• Meteorite

• Asteroid

Which meteor shower is associated with the Comet Swift-Tuttle?

• Orionids

• Leonids

• Perseids

• Geminids

What is a fireball in the context of meteors?

• A small meteor

• A meteor that hits the ground

• A meteor that explodes in the atmosphere

• A bright meteor with a magnitude of minus three or brighter

Where was the Hoba meteorite discovered?

• Namibia

• Australia

• United States

• Russia

How wide is the Barringer Meteor Crater?

• 750 meters

• 1 kilometer

• 500 meters

• 2 kilometers