Meteorites #1

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1. Most meteorites come from? The Moon The asteroid belt Mars The Sun

2. What is the object called after it hits the ground (Providing it survives!)? Meteoroid Jupiter Meteor Meteorite

3. What is the object called before it enters our atmosphere? Jupiter Meteorite Meteoroid Meteor

4. What is the object called when we see the streak of light in the sky? Meteoroid Meteor Meteorite Jupiter

5. What are the three major types of meteorites? Iron, Stone, Stony-Iron Iron, Stone, Meteorite Stony-Iron, Iron-Stony, Wood Stone, Plastic, Iron

6. Who is considered to be the Father of American Meteoritics? Newton Barringer Nininger Galileo

7. How wide is Meteor Crater, AZ at the rim? 1 mile in diameter 2 miles in diameter half mile in diameter Four fifths of a mile in diameter

8. How deep was Meteor Crater right after the impact? 300' 700' 600' 1000'

9. Meteor Crater was at one time thought to have been formed by a? Earthquake H Bomb Tsunami Volcano

10. Most asteroids formed when? 4.5 billion years ago Last year 5.4 billion years ago 45 billion years ago