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- 1. Multiple Choice
A "shooting star" is really a tiny bit of interplanetary debris heated to ___fluorescencephosphorescenceincandescencechemiluminescence - 2. Multiple ChoiceBefore it becomes a "shooting star", the actual bit of solid stuff coming from space is called ___a meteoroida meteora meteoritean asteroid
- 3. Multiple ChoiceThe phenomenon of a meteoroid getting hot and blazing across the sky is called ___a cometa meteora meteoritean asteroid
- 4. Multiple ChoiceIf a meteor hits the ground, we call it ___a meteoroida fallen stara meteoritean asteroid
- 5. Multiple ChoiceWhen a meteoroid enters our atmosphere, it can be moving at speeds up to __70 kilometers per hour700 kilometers per hour70 kilometers per second700 kilometers per second
- 6. Multiple ChoiceThe energy of motion is called ___elastic energykinetic energykathartic energykickback energy
- 7. Multiple ChoiceIf you double an objects speed, it will have ___half the kinetic energytwice the kinetic energyfour times the kinetic energy16 times the kinetic energy
- 8. Multiple ChoiceMeteors get hot due to friction with air, but a far bigger contributor to their heat is ___thermal expansion of materialexpansion of aircompression of airablation
- 9. Multiple ChoiceThe material on the surface of a meteor vaporizes and blows away during a process called ___sublimationcondensationablationabstraction
- 10. Multiple ChoiceWhen you add up all the meteors, Earth is getting pelted with about __a ton of material a daya hundred tons of material a daya ton of material a yeara hundred tons of material a year
- 11. Multiple ChoiceRandom meteors, which generally come from the collision of asteroids, are called ___dependable meteorssporadic meteorsmeteor showersmethodical meteors
- 12. Multiple ChoiceA meteor shower is named after ___famous astronomersthe time of year of the showerthe closest star to the radiantthe constellation the radiant's in
- 13. Multiple ChoiceDuring a meteor shower, the point on the sky where the meteors come from is called ___the radiantthe vertexthe originthe locus
- 14. Multiple ChoiceAn extremely bright meteor, which can be about the size of a grapefruit, is called ___a bolide or fireballa bovine or hairballa bovine or fireballa bolide or hairball
- 15. Multiple ChoiceThe majority of meteorites we find are mostly rock, and are classified as ___stonystony ironcompositerocky iron
- 16. Multiple ChoiceIron meteorites most likely come from the center of ___a small cometa small asteroida large cometa large asteroid
- 17. Multiple Choice
As a meteor is getting closer to the earth their speed
comes to a halt
increases
decreases
disappears
- 18. Multiple Choice
space rocks can come from comets, asteroids, moon or other planets
True
False
- 19. Multiple Choice
Meteroids can be composed of all of the following except.
rocky
metallic
ice
rocky metallic
- 20. Multiple Choice
METEOR SHOWER - Meteors can be observed about once a year.
True
False
- 21. Multiple Choice
WHEN TO WATCH - About how many meteor shower can be observed in a given year?
1
5
3
9
- 22. Multiple Choice
Type 1 meteors are mainly composed of ___________. https://www.accuweather.com/en/weather-news/why-do-meteors-glow-in-vibrant-colors-2/433610
Iron
Calcium
Sodium
Magnesium
Nitrogen/ Oxygen
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