Transcript Meteors, Meteorite, and Meteoroids

METEORS, METEORITE,
AND METEOROIDS
Make sure that each individual in your group answers the following
questions in COMPLETE sentences.
FINISH THE FOLLOWING SENTENCES:
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A meteoroid is….
A
meteorite is.…
A
meteor is….
IF I FOUND A PIECE OF SPACE ROCK ON
THE GROUND IN MY BACKYARD…
 It
would be which of the following:
A Meteor
 A Comet
 A Meteoroid
 A Meteorite
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Give evidence to support your answer
ANSWER THE FOLLOWING QUESTIONS IN YOUR SCIENCE
NOTEBOOK. MAKE SURE TO WRITE IN COMPLETE
SENTENCES.
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What do a shooting star and a meteor have in
common?
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What is a meteor shower?
TAKING TURNS WITHIN YOUR GROUP, READ
EACH PARAGRAPH ALOUD. MAKE SURE TO TAKE
NOTES!
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Like their asteroid relatives, meteorites have
different compositions. There are three major
types of meteorites- stony, metallic, and stonyiron. Many of the stony meteorites probably
come from carbon-rich asteroids. Stony
meteorites may contain organic materials and
water.
METEOR, METEORITE, METEOROID
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Which of the follow is NOT a type of meteorite?
A.
B.
C.
D.
Stony Meteorite
Rocky-iron Meteorite
Stony-iron Meteorite
Metallic Meteorite
COMETS
COMET QUESTION
 Answer
the following question in
your Science Notebook using
complete sentences
 Do
we, as Earthlings, have the
materials needed to create a comet?
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If so, what materials are they?
If not, what materials are we missing?
COMET QUESTION
In
your science notebook
draw and label the parts of
a comet.
COMET QUESTIONS
Why
do a comet’s two tails
often point in different
directions?
DWARF PLANETS
READ THE FOLLOWING PARAGRAPH ALOUD
AS A GROUP.
 In
2006, astronomers developed a new
category of objects, called dwarf
planets. These objects orbint the sun
and have enough gravity to pull
themselves into spheres, but they still
have other objects littering their
orbit. There are at lease a dozen
more objects that may turn out to be
dwarf planets once scientists can
study them
QUESTION…
What
How
is a dwarf planet?
is a dwarf planet
different than a regular
planet?
READ THE FOLLOWING PARAGRAPH ALOUD
 All
the known dwarf planets orbit
beyond Neptune. A dwarf planet that
orbits beyond Neptune is also called a
plutoid. Most plutoids orbit the sun
in the Kuiper belt. The Kuiper belt
also included many other objects that
are too small to be considered dwarf
planets.
Read the paragraphs on asteroids (Page
114) aloud to your group.
Make sure to write down key words and
their definitions in your science
notebook.
ASTEROIDS
ASTEROIDS
Answer
the Apply It! Questions
1-5 in your textbook . (Page 114)
AREAS OF THE SOLAR SYSTEM
INDIVIDUALLY ANSWER THE FOLLOWING
QUESTIONS IN YOUR SCIENCE NOTEBOOKS
AFTER READING PAGE 111.
 Where
is the asteroid belt
located?
 Why do you think it is important
that astronomers know where
the asteroid belt is located?
DRAW THE AND LABEL A DIAGRAM
OF THE ASTEROID BELT, KUIPER
BELT, AND OORT CLOUD IN YOUR
SCIENCE NOTEBOOK.
 Then
complete Figure 1: Areas of the
Solar System in your book. (Page 111)