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Ipcrf Boarder RONORA
Ipcrf Boarder RONORA
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“Meteoroids, Meteors
And Meteorites”
Meteoroid
• A broken up rock and dust
from either a comet, asteroid,
the Moon, or from Mars.
• A meteoroid can be as small
as a grain of sand or as big as
a boulder.
Meteor
• A light phenomenon or a
streak of light that occurs
when a meteoroid burns up as
it enters Earth’s atmosphere.
• A meteor moves swiftly and
seems to fall on the ground.
Meteorite
Meteor is a meteoroid
that burns up in the
earth’s atmosphere.
(Shooting Star)
Meteorite is a
meteoroid that hits
the earth’s surface.
Short Quiz: Identifying pictures
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Assignment:
• Research on the Internet or interview your
relatives about their superstitious beliefs about
meteors, write your answers on a one half
crosswise sheet of paper.
Reference:
• http://www.pitburns.com/catastro/meteros.htm
• http.//hubblesite.org/reference
desk/faqanswer.php.id=22&cat=solar system
• http://cse.ssl.berkeley.edu/seqwayed/lessonsco
metstale/frame place.html
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