Meteors
Space rocks that have been broken off of larger celestial bodies into smaller pieces and reach the earth atmopshere
A meteor
A …………. can form craters when they hit earth surface
meteorite
which has more craters the moon or earth?
the moon
is the moon a planet ? why?
No because it orbits around the earth.
The nickname of the bright trail of light behind a meteor when entering the atmosphere
a "shooting star
what are three different ways craters are formed
volcanoe- explosion- meteorite
what causes tides?
The moon's gravitational pulll
How many days does it take the moon to make one complete revolution around the earth?
27.3 days
A meteor is burnt up in the ………………..
atmosphere
The …………….. crater is a type of crater formed by meteorites only
impact
The larger the meteorite the bigger the ……………. formed
crater
The greater the mass of an object the less the gravitational force
( true or false)
False
What causes the meteor to reach the earth atmopshere?
Earth gravitational pull
The largest crater in Arizona is called
Barringer crater
what causes day and night?
The rotation of earth on its axis
The sun has the strongest gravitational pull ?(true/false)
true
How does a meteor appear in the sky?
it appears as a bright streak of light
what protects meteorites from hitting earth surface everyday?
-earth atmosphere
what causes different seasons?
the earth revolution around the sun
The imaginery line where earth orbits around the sun is called --------
axis