Shooting Stars and Meteors
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Which of the following best describes a shooting star?

  • A rock that hits the ground
  • A meteor that burns up in the sky (correct)
  • A star that falls toward Earth
  • A planet that moves through outer space

    • What causes a shooting star to catch on fire?

  • The sun's heat (correct)
  • The dust and rocks in outer space
  • The earth's atmosphere
  • The burning of gas

    • What are meteor showers?

  • Events when the earth moves through an area with lots of dust and rocks (correct)
  • Events when the sun's heat warms frozen lumps of dust and rocks
  • Events when shooting stars fall to the ground
  • Events when shooting stars burn up in the sky

    • What happens when a meteor doesn't completely burn up in the sky?

    <p>It becomes a meteorite</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What do most meteorites look like?

    <p>Rocks on Earth</p> Signup and view all the answers

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