Meteor,Meteoroid

And MeteoriteSuper Yano

Similarbut

DifferentSuper Yano

Identify the pictures on the screen by

rearranging the shapes that correspond with

each word.

The group with the highest score and most

behaved wins the game.

KarateMixedMartial

Arts Boxing

KarateMixedMartial

ArtsBoxing

Boat Cruiser Ship

BoatCruiser Ship

Rugby FootballSoccer

RugbyFootballSoccer

Meteorite MeteoroidMeteor

Meteorite MeteoroidMeteor

Meteor,Meteoroid

And Meteorite

Eula:It’s a comet.

Lucy: It’s a shooting star.

Harris: It’s a meteor.

Kenneth: It’s a meteorite.

Have you ever seen a shooting star in the night sky? Can you describe what you saw?

• It appears as an object with a tail . • It travels quickly and appears to

fall on the ground.

A shooting star is another name for a meteor. But the truth is: a meteor is not a star at all.

What is a meteor?

A meteor is a light phenomenon or a streak of light that occurs when a meteoroid burns up as it enters Earth’s atmosphere.

What is a meteoroid? Where do you think they

come from?

Meteoroid is a broken up rock and dust from either a comet, asteroid, the Moon or from Mars.

What causes a meteor?

When a meteoroid enters Earth’s atmosphere, the air in front of the meteoroid heats up, causing materials to burn up.

How can you differentiate a meteor from a comet

when viewed from Earth?

What differentiates the two when we see them in the sky is that a comet moves slowly and appears in the sky for a longer time.

A meteor moves swiftly and seems to fall on the ground. It “shoots” from a point in the sky, making people think that it is a shooting or falling star.

What is a meteorite?

A meteoroid usually all burns up when it enters Earth’s atmosphere.

But when a fragment from the meteoroid survives and makes it to the ground, this space rock fragment is now called a meteorite.

Differentiate meteoroid from meteor and meteorite:

Meteoroid Meteor Meteorite

What happens as a fragment from an asteroid or comet enters our atmosphere?

Place Me Where I Belong

Show where a meteoroid, meteor, and meteorite are most likely to be found in the diagram.

Use the following symbols for each:

meteormeteoroidmeteorite Meteorite

Meteor

Meteoroid

Meteor

Meteoroid

Meteorite

Outer Space

Atmosphere

Crust

“Dreams do come true, if you’ll work

for it too.”

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Daily Checkup!

1. A light phenomenon observed when a meteoroid passes through the atmosphere.

2. A fragment from a comet, an asteroid, Moon, or even Mars that orbits around the Sun.

Daily Checkup!3-4. When a meteoroid enters the atmosphere, it usually ______ and the fragment that survives and reaches the ground is called _______.

5. (True or False)A meteor moves more swiftly compared to a comet.

Assignment

Research on the Internet or interview your relatives about their superstitious beliefs about comets, asteroids and meteors, write your answers on a one half crosswise sheet of paper.