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Meteorites #1 Trivia Quiz

Here is a fairly easy quiz on meteorites and craters.

A multiple-choice quiz by almach. Estimated time: 4 mins.

Author
almach

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
46,731

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Tough

Avg Score
6 / 10

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2109

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Question 1 of 10

1. Most meteorites come from? Hint

The Moon

The Sun

Mars

The asteroid belt

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Question 2 of 10

2. What is the object called after it hits the ground (Providing it survives!)? Hint

Meteoroid

Meteorite

Meteor

Jupiter

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Question 3 of 10

3. What is the object called before it enters our atmosphere? Hint

Meteoroid

Meteor

Meteorite

Jupiter

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Question 4 of 10

4. What is the object called when we see the streak of light in the sky? Hint

Meteoroid

Meteor

Meteorite

Jupiter

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Question 5 of 10

5. What are the three major types of meteorites? Hint

Stony-Iron, Iron-Stony, Wood

Iron, Stone, Stony-Iron

Iron, Stone, Meteorite

Stone, Plastic, Iron

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Question 6 of 10

6. Who is considered to be the Father of American Meteoritics? Hint

Barringer

Nininger

Galileo

Newton

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Question 7 of 10

7. How wide is Meteor Crater, AZ at the rim? Hint

2 miles in diameter

1 mile in diameter

Four fifths of a mile in diameter

half mile in diameter

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Question 8 of 10

8. How deep was Meteor Crater right after the impact? Hint

300'

700'

600'

1000'

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Question 9 of 10

9. Meteor Crater was at one time thought to have been formed by a? Hint

Earthquake

Volcano

Tsunami

H Bomb

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Question 10 of 10

10. Most asteroids formed when? Hint

4.5 billion years ago

Last year

5.4 billion years ago

45 billion years ago

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Most meteorites come from?

Answer: The asteroid belt

The vast majority of meteorites come from the Asteroid belt, others come from the Moon, Mars and Comets.

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

Answer: Meteorite

Meteorites are of great interest to science as they can tell us much about the early Solar System.

3. What is the object called before it enters our atmosphere?

Answer: Meteoroid

Meteoroids are mostly small objects the size of a grain of sand or a pea. They can, of course, be much larger!

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

Answer: Meteor

The light is the result of friction as the object passes through the atmosphere.

5. What are the three major types of meteorites?

Answer: Iron, Stone, Stony-Iron

All these categories have many subcategories.

6. Who is considered to be the Father of American Meteoritics?

Answer: Nininger

Harvey H. Nininger did intensive studies at Meteor Crater between 1939 and 1946. He discovered silica bombs (also known as impactites) and was the first to use a metal detector to find meteorites.

7. How wide is Meteor Crater, AZ at the rim?

Answer: Four fifths of a mile in diameter

The meteorite that struck the Arizona desert was estimated to have been only 100 to 150 feet in diameter.

8. How deep was Meteor Crater right after the impact?

Answer: 700'

The current depth is about 600', silt from the past 50,000 years has filled in about 100' of the crater.

9. Meteor Crater was at one time thought to have been formed by a?

Answer: Volcano

The discovery of shocked quartz at Meteor Crater more or less confirmed that Meteor Crater was formed by an impact event. This crater was the first meteorite crater identified as such.

10. Most asteroids formed when?

Answer: 4.5 billion years ago

The asteroids formed, along with the Sun, Planets, Moons, and Comets at the beginning of the Solar System, some 4.5 billion years ago.

Source: Author almach

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