Asteroids, Meteors, Meterorites

Question 1

are found in our solar system, each with its own unique composition and characteristics

Answer 1

Asteroids, Meteoroids, Comets

Question 2

have an outer layer of ice surrounding their core material

Answer 2

comets

Question 3

the outer layer of comets turns to gas as it nears the sun, creating the? ___ and ____

Answer 3

coma and tail

Question 4

have highly elliptical orbits, allowing them extended periods away from the sun

Answer 4

comets

Question 5

mostly irregularly-shaped chunks of rock, with sizes ranging from a few tens of meters to hundreds of kilometers

Answer 5

asteroids

Question 6

most come from the asteroid belt located between mars and jupiter

Answer 6

asteroids

Question 7

sometimes collide with eachother, resulting in dents or breaking off into smaller pieces

Answer 7

Asteroids

Question 8

____ are meteoroids that burn up as they enter Earth’s atmosphere, producing a streak of light

Answer 8

meteors

Question 9

often call these as shooting stars

Answer 9

meteors

Question 10

are pieces that break off from asteroids or debris left behind by comets

Answer 10

meteoroids

Question 11

the fragments that land on earth

Answer 11

meteorites

Question 12

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most meteors burn up before landing on Earth

Answer 12

T

Question 13

How big is an asteroid?

Answer 13

1-100+ km in diameter

Question 14

How big is an meteoroid?

Answer 14

wide side range, can be as small as dust, but generally smaller than asteroid

Question 15

How big is a comet?

Answer 15

1-10 km in diameter

Question 16

______ ______ and ______ were formed around the same time as our solar system

Answer 16

asteroids, meteoroids, comets

Question 17

have minimal to no impact on the Earth’s surface

Answer 17

meteorites

Question 18

can potentially have significant and drastic effects on Earth

Answer 18

larger asteroids

Question 19

small rocky solar object found in the asteroid belt between mars and Jupiter

Answer 19

Meteorite

Question 20

when the molecules around the meteoroids rub against them, they start what?

Answer 20

Burning

Question 21

When this burning meteoroid passes through the earths atmosphere it is called what,?

Answer 21

meteor

Question 22

and when that meteor survives through the atmosphere and collides with the earth’s surface it is called a?

Answer 22

Meteorite

Question 23

Some meteors burn brighter than the rest often known as?

Answer 23

Fireballs

Question 24

some fireballs appear even brighter than the planet?

Answer 24

Venus

Question 25

there’s a small percentage of meteoroids that follow a particular path to the earths atmosphere and then back out again. those are called?

Answer 25

grazing fireballs

Question 26

About how many million meteors enter the earths atmosphere every day

Answer 26

25 million

Question 27

What happens to the 25 million bakers that entered the earths atmosphere?

Answer 27

Most of them burn up

Question 28

what is the result of the burned meteors that enters the earths atmosphere everyday?

Answer 28

They give out 1,000,000 kg of dust that settle on the Earth surface

Question 29

What are the three types of meteorites?

Answer 29

Stony iron magnetic

Question 30

_______ are bodies of meteoroids

Answer 30

Asteroids

Question 31

nearly ____ meteorites reach earth’s surface every year out of which only ___ to ___ reach the scientists for their study

Answer 31

500 5 to 6