Meteoroids and Craters
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Meteoroids and Craters
Rocks in space that enter Earth's atmosphere are called meteoroids. Meteoroids heat up, and glow as they fall through Earth's atmosphere. Most meteoroids burn up before they hit Earth's surface. When a meteoroid hits earth it can make a hole called a crater. Refer to "Meteoroids and Craters" below. Click on a choice to answer the question.
As a meteoroid approaches Earth and its atmosphere, it speeds up. Why does this happen?
29The meteoroid is pulled in by the rotation of Earth.
The meteoroid is pushed by the light of the sun.
The meteoroid is attracted to the mass of Earth.
The meteoroid is repelled by the vacuum of space.
- Q1
Meteoroids and Craters
Rocks in space that enter Earth's atmosphere are called meteoroids. Meteoroids heat up, and glow as they fall through Earth's atmosphere. Most meteoroids burn up before they hit Earth's surface. When a meteoroid hits earth it can make a hole called a crater. Refer to "Meteoroids and Craters" below. Click on a choice to answer the question.
As a meteoroid approaches Earth and its atmosphere, it speeds up. Why does this happen?
The meteoroid is pulled in by the rotation of Earth.
The meteoroid is pushed by the light of the sun.
The meteoroid is attracted to the mass of Earth.
The meteoroid is repelled by the vacuum of space.
15s - Q2
Refer to "Meteoroids and Craters" below. What is the effect of a planet's atmosphere on the number of craters on a planet's surface? The thicker a planet's atmosphere is, the __________ craters its surface will have.
many
plenty
more
fewer
15s - Q3
Refer to "Meteoroids and Craters" below. Consider the following three craters. Put the craters in order by the size of the meteoroids that caused them, from largest to smallest.
A-C-B
B-A-C
C-A-B
A-B-C
30s - Q4
Consider the following three craters. Put the craters in order by when they were form from oldest to newest.
A-C-B
A-B-C
C-A-B
B-A-C
30s - Q5
What is your basis in the arrangement of the three craters from oldest to newest?
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