Good

Morning

Meteoroid,
Meteor, and
Meteorite: How
are they
related?

Learning Objectives:

Words to Ponder
Meteoroid A small
fragment of a comet or
asteroid that orbits the Sun.

Meteor

a small fragment
burning up in our atmosphere.

Meteorite

A small fragment of
a meteor that survived until it
reached the ground.

Activity

time!

What is meteor?

Meteor
A streak of light caused by a
meteoroid while it falls
Commonly called a shootingstar
is a light phenomenon or a streak of
light as observed from Earth when a
meteoroid passes through Earths
atmosphere.

What is
Meteoroid?

Meteoroid-

A bit of
interplanetary debris that is
still in space

What

celestial
(space) objects can
a meteoroid come
from?

What

causes a
meteor?

How

can you
differentiate a meteor
from a comet when
viewed from earth?

What is
meteorite?

If

the meteors survive

and strike the surface of
the Earth they are called
meteorites.

Peekskill, NY:
October 9, 1992

Barringer Crater in Arizona

It is 1.2 kilometers across and 200 meters deep, and was formed about 49,000 years
ago by the impact of a 50 meter nickel/iron meteorite traveling at a speed of 11
kilometers per second.

Types of meteorite

Example:

How are a meteor,

meteoroid, and
meteorite related?

What

is meteor
shower?

Why

does
a meteor
show occur?

Why

does it seem that

meteors during a meteor
shower appear to come
from only one point in
the sky?

Thank you!
Ronald B. Bagamasbad