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Meteorites #2

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Fun Trivia : Quizzes : Earth Science : Meteorites #2

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1. What is the object that apparently exploded over Siberia in 1908?
    Comet or meteor
    A 747
    UFO
    An ocean liner


2. What was the object that exploded (and then landed) over Siberia in 1947?
    Nothing exploded there in 1947
    Stone meteorite
    Iron meteorite
    UFO


3. What was one way meteorites used to be named?
    The person that found the meteorite got to name it.
    The nearest Post Office.
    The mayor of the city.
    The type of meteorite.


4. Stone meteorites are denser than iron meteorites. (True or False)?
    Answer: (One Word)


5. Meteors can be seen during the day. (True or False)?
    Answer: (One Word)


6. Which is not a stony meteorite?
    Eucrite
    Diogenite
    Howardite
    Mesosiderite


7. Which is not a type of iron meteorite?
    Quadahedrite
    Hexahedrite
    Octahedrite
    Ataxite


8. Which is not considered a type of Stony-Iron meteorite?
    Pallasite
    Silicated Iron
    Mesosiderite
    Lodranite


9. The Widmanstatten pattern appears in which type of meteorite?
    Iron Octahedrite
    Stone Achondrite
    Iron Hexahedrite
    Carbonaceous chondrite


10. Calcium aluminum inclusions are usually found in?
    Carbonaceous chondrites
    Stone meteorites
    Iron meteorites
    Achondrite meteorites


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