Meteor Showers (Grade 7)
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Meteor Showers
1.
Most meteors burn up in the atmosphere. People often call these shooting stars.
- True
- False
2.
The difference between a meteor and a meteorite is that a meteorite is a space object that reached Earth's surface.
- True
- False
3.
Meteor showers only occur at night.
- True
- False
4.
The Perseid meteor shower occurs in January.
- True
- False
5.
Meredith is looking forward to watching the Geminid meteor shower. Which would be the best time for her to view the meteor shower?
- dawn to noon
- noon to sunset
- midnight to dawn
- It is never visible.
6.
Meteor showers are named after .
- comets
- meteorites
- meteoroids
- constellations
7.
In which atmospheric layer do meteors burn up?
- troposphere
- stratosphere
- mesosphere
- thermosphere
8.
We can observe meteor showers when Earth passes through trails of dust and small rocks left from .
- stars
- comets
- meteorites
- meteoroids
9.
Sam watches the Lyrid meteor shower in April. When is the next time he can watch the Lyrids?
- In May. Meteor showers repeat every month.
- In July. Meteor showers repeat each season.
- Next April. Meteor showers repeat each year.
- Never. Each meteor shower is a one-time event.
10.
Select the term that best completes the sentence below.
The weather satellite was damaged when a collided with it.
The weather satellite was damaged when a collided with it.
- meteor
- meteorite
- meteoroid
- constellation
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