Lesson2:

Met
eorShower
s

Dur
ingt
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ear
ningper
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youcan:

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2.Expl
ainthei
mpor t
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3.Expl
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Di
scov
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WHATYOUNEEDTOKNOW?

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nthi
slesson,y
ouwi
llst
udyandunder
standofmet
eorshower
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emembertosear
chfort
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lowi
ngessent
ial
questi
on:

Howt
ruear
ebel
ief
saboutcomet
s,ast
eroi
dsandmet
eor
s?

LET’
STRYTHI
S!

ACTI
VITYNO1:METEORGARDEN

Nowy
ouwi
l
ltakeal
ookt
osomeaspect
sofmet
eor
s.

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nehowmanyti
mest hemeteorshoweroccurs.Cl
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 DOYOUKNOW?

Mostmet eor
sdon'tmakei tto Earth.
Theyareti
ny,
assmallasgr ai
nsofsand,
but some are bigger.
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space.
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bemet eorshower,expl
aint
heimportance
ofmeteorshowerinspace,expl
aint
heregul
aroccurrenceofmeteorshowersand
predi
cttheappear
anceofcomet sbasedonrecordeddataofprevi
ousappearances.

Di
scuss

WHATI
SIT?
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ingstars”t
hatstr
eak
throught henightsky .Mostmeteorshowersarespawnedbycomet s.Asacomet
orbit
st heSuni tshredsanicy,
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tracetheirpaths,themeteorsineachshowerappearto“ rai
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om the
samer egi
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ndoutmor eaboutthel
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 ht
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WHATCANIDO?
ACTIVITYNO2:Afterwat
chingthevi
deosletuscheckyourunder
standi
ngoft
he
l
essonbycomplet
ingthegraphicor
gani
zerbelowtosummar i
zetheregul
ar
occur
renceofmet
eorshower s.

Topi
c:OCCURRENCEOFMETEOR

ONLI
NESYNCHRONOUSACTI
VITY:
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ceunder standingof
meteorshowery ouwillsynchronouslydo
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itatedbyy ourteacher.See
you!

Deepen

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LET’
SCONNECT!

Toknowmor
eaboutot
hermemberoft
hesol
arsy
stem,
readt
hear
ti
clebel
ow.

Oneofthemostdanger
ousast
eroi
dsonr
ecor
dzi
ppedcl
osebyEar
thl
ast
month.

Itmadeheadl
inesonThursday,
whenr eport
ssaidthatt
here’
sachanceit
coul
dstr
ikeourplaneti
nlesst
han20y ears.Suchacoll
isi
oncoul
dunleasha
for
ceaspower f
ulasacoupleofthousandsatomicbombs.

ButNASAwasquicktocal
m nervesandpoi
ntoutsomev
erygoodnews.The
_ mostdanger
ousknownaster
oidsdon’tr
eal
l
yposemuchofathreat
.And
ther
earever
yfewofthem.

Al
so,t
hechancest
hatt
hisone,whichtheUkr
aini
anastr
onomerswho
di
scov
eredi
tnamed2013TV135, wil
lcol
li
dewithEar
thareext
remel
ysl
i
m,
NASAsaidi
nastat
ementitcal
l
ed“ areal
it
ycheck.
”

Thespaceagencyi
s99.998%cert
ainthatwheni
twhooshesbackar
oundt
he
pl
aneti
n2032,itwi
llsi
mplysai
lpastusagai
n.

Theprobabi
li
tyofitstr
iki
ngEart
hcurrent
lyst
andsat1:
63,
000,andeven
thoseoddsarefadingfast
,assci
ent
istsfi
ndoutmoreaboutt
heasteroi
d.

“Thisisarelati
vel
ynewdi scov
ery,
”saidDonYeomans, managerofNASA’
s
NEOPr ogr
am.“ Withmoreobservat
ions,If
ull
yexpectwewi l
lbeablet
o
signif
icant
lyreduce,orr
uleoutenti
rel
y,anyimpactprobabi
l
ityf
orthe
foreseeabl
ef ut
ure.”

2013TV135wasdi scov
eredonOct ober8,whi
l
eNASAwascl osedduri
ngthe
gover
nmentshutdown.Andalreadyitl
ookstosoonbejoi
ningtheranksof
themorethan10,000known-nearEarthobj
ect
sthatar
evirtual
lycer
tai
nto
causeusnoharm.

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lthen,
ithasthedisti
nct
ionofhavi
ngadangerrati
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possi
ble10ont heTorinoI mpactHazardScal
e,thesystem t
hatgaugest
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dangerofimpactdestr
uctionorconcer
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dsthatsci
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shavedi
scov
eredranka0ont he
scal
e.Ther
ei sanot
herast
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thadangerr
ati
ngof1.Andit
,too,
isno

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 Sept
ember
’scl
osepass

Theclosepass2013TV135madeonSept
ember16wasnotanearmi
ss.Ata
di
stanceof4.2mil
li
onmil
esasi
tfl
ewby,i
twasmoret
han15timesasfaraway
fr
om Eart
hast hemoon.

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esbycompar
et othecl
osestshav
etheEar
thgotf
rom anast
eroi
dof
consi
der
abl
esizei
nrecordedhi
stor
y.

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ear
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eroi
d2012DA14, whi
chmeasured150feetwi
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tandsqueakedbyourpl
anetj
ust17,
200miles
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om it
ssurface.

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nSept emberisbi
g,wit
hadiamet
erof1,
300f
eet.That
’s
thesi
zeoffourfoot
bal
lfi
elds,
butitdoesnotqui
temakei
tanEart
hcr
usher.

Anast
eroi
dneedt
obeatl
eastt
wiceasl
arget
oadv
ancei
ntot
hatl
eague.

“Webel
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eanythi
nglar
gert
hanonet
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lometer
s(about0.
6to1.
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es)
coul
dhavewor
ldwideeff
ect
s,“
NASAsai
dinastat
ement.

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andi
ver
sfi
ndhugesuspect
edmet
eor
it
echunkmet
eor
it
echunk

Nearpassesdai
l
y

Twobehemothsinthatsi
zer
angewill
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anetEar
thint
henextthr
eemont
hs
atsi
mil
ardi
stancesas2013TV135.NASAsayst
hatneit
herwi
llhi
tus.

Nearast
eroi
dpassesar
ecommon.Theypr
ett
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l
y,i
fnott
woort
hree
t
imesaday ,
NASAsays.

Theycome,
andt
heygo,
andt
heyl
eav
etheEar
thi
npeace.

I
naddi
ti
on,par
ti
clesf
rom spacebombar
dourpl
anetev
erymi
nut
e–atar
ateof100
t
onsaday,
NASAsay s.

Youeatthem;y
oudri
nkt
hem;
youbr
eat
het
hem.Muchofy
ouandev
ery
thi
ngel
se
onEart
hcontai
nst
hem.

Di
stancecat
ast
rophe

ThoughitseemsEar
thi
ssaf
efornow,
ther
eissuchat
hingasadoomsday
ast
eroi
d.

Sci
enti
stssayiti
sli
kel
ythatt
heimpactofanaster
oidoversi
xmil
eswi
dewi
pedout
di
nosaursalongwit
hmuchoft hel
i
feonEarth65mill
ionyear
sago.

Mor
eli
kei
twi
l
lcome,
NASAsay
s.

Butt
heyonl
ytur
nuponceev
ery“
fewmi
l
li
ony
ear
s.”

Thatmaygi
vehumani
tysomet
imet
ofi
ndawayofdeal
i
ngwi
thi
t.

ACTI
VITYNO3:Af
terr
eadi
ngt
hear
ti
cles,
letuschecky
ourunder
standi
ngoft
he

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 mat
eri
alv
iewedbyanswer
ingt
hegi
venquest
ions.(
4poi
ntseachi
tem)(
16poi
nts)

1.Whatar et hesci entificexpl anat i

onsaboutanast eroidthatwi l
l hitEar thaf t
er19
y ears?
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safe__ __
from_ ___
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asteroid____ _
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when__it__ _ _
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in_
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then
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_ __in
__ ____ ___ ___ ___ _____ ______ _____ _
_ __ ______ __ _ ___ _
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2036, NASA scientists announced today (Jan. 10). The chances of an impact in 2036 are less than one in a million
_ ____ ____ ___ ___ ___ _____ ______ _____ _
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2.Basedf rom t hear ti
cl e,whatar ethei rpr oposi tionst hat2013TV135col l
idest ot he
Ear th?
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evacuation_ ___ _____ ______ _____ _
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on__
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_ _
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_ ____ ____(7.9
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_____ _
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_ October
_
_ ______2013.
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______ _ _
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4.Howt r uear ebel iefsaboutcomet s, aster oi dsandmet eor s?
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true___ ___ ___ _____ ______ _____ _
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______ _ _
_ ____ ____ ___ ___ ___ _____ ______ _____ _
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LET’
SGENERALI
ZE!
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ng Godcr eat
ed 
theheavens 
andtheeart
h,iti
ncludes
heretheothermembersofthesolarsystem.I
nAr al
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punanandinEdukasyon
saPagpapakataoalsodi
scusstheorigi
nofl i
feandmatter
s.Weasahumanshoul d
takecaret
hecreat
ionsofourAl
mi ght
yGod.

Demonst
rat
e

TESTYOURSELF!

ACTI
VITYNO4:Dot
hegi
venact
ivi
ti
es.

I
.Sci
enceEdi
tor

Overt
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s,t
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it
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ssuefrom t
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egardi
ngtheseincur
sions.Thenewstri
gger
sdoomsday
pr
ophecies.

Inr
esponsetot henewsissued,
youaretodi
scusssci
ent
if
ical
l
ythenat
ureofcomet
s
andmeteorsf orthecommonciti
zens.
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oductwi llbeeval
uat
edbasedon:
 Content
 Organizati
on
 Justi
fi
cat i
on
 I
mpact

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Oneofthespeciali
stsofPAG-ASAannouncedthattherewil
lbeameteorshowert
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yeardur
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i
pinosar
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tedt
othemeteorshower
becausetheybel
ievedthatwishi
nguponashootingstarmakethei
rwishescome
tr
ue.

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erofanewspaperandaskedtowriteanar
ti
cleexpl
aini
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sti
ti
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eorshowerscient
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lbeusedtoeducat
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sinchar
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eri
sti
csofcomet
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ion

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 t
her
eader
. i
ssuf
fi
cient
. audiencet
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i
nit
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on.
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WHATMORECANIDO?

MYREFLECTIONJOURNAL
Nowthatyouhaveaccompli
shedy ourper
for
mancet
ask,
let
’sl
ookbackandr
evi
ew
yourl
ear
ningpr
ocessinthi
slesson.

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it
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sonal
ref
lect
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nthej
our
nal
logbel
owbyanswer
ingt
hequest
ions.

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ecti
onJour nal
HowdidIgetstart
ed?Whatwer emyf i
rstthought s?
Whi
chactiv
ityhel
pedmeunder standthetopicbet ter
?
Whi
chpartofthelessondidIfindmostchal lenging?DidIt
ryany
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ngt
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?
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tsIexpect ed?
Whatcoul
dIhav edonediff
erently?
Whatweremyr emarkableaccompl i
shment s?Howdi di
tmakemefeel
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AnswerKey

LESSON1

ACTI
VITYNO1:
 Answer
smayv
ary

ProcessQuest ions:
1.Oursol arsystem consi stsof  
ourstar,theSun,andev eryt
hingboundt oitby
gravity 
–t heplanet sMer cury,Venus,Earth,Mars,Jupiter,Saturn,Uranus,and
Nept une; dwarfpl anetssuchasPl uto;dozensofmoons; andmi ll
ionsofast eroids,
comet s, andmet eoroids.
2.Thesun' sgrav it
ypul l
st heplanettowar dthesun, whichchangest hest r
aightlineof
directi
oni ntoacur ve.Thiskeepst hepl anetmov i
ngi nanor bitaroundt hesun.
Becauseoft hesun' sgrav i
tat
ionalpull,
alltheplanetsinoursol arsy st
em or bitaround
i
t.
3.Wi thoutsunl ight, 
phot osynthesi
swoul dstop,butt hatwoul donl ykillsomeoft he
plants,therear esomel argert r
eest hatcansur viv
ef ordecadeswi t
houti t.Wi thi
na
fewday s,howev er ,t
het emper atur
eswoul dbegintodr op,andanyhumansl eftont he
planet'ssur f
acewoul ddi esoonaf ter.

Page8of8
ACTI
VITYNO2:
 Answer
smayv
ary

LESSON2

ACTI
VITYNO1:
 Answer
smayv
ary

ACTI
VITYNO2
 Answer
smayv
ary
WHATMORECANIDO?
 Answer
smayv
ary

Sel
f-
Check

Nowt
haty
ouareaboutt
ofi
nisht
hismodul
e,wr
it
eabouty
ourt
hought
susi
ngt
he
pr
ompt
sbelow:

NOW I Whatthi
ngscany
ouconf
ident
lydoony
ourownaf
ter
CAN: fi
nishi
ngt
he

Compar
eandcont
rastcomet
s,met
eor
s,andast
eroi
ds

Expl
aint
hei
mpor
tanceofcomet
s,met
eor
s,andast
eroi
dsi
nspace

Pr
edi
cttheappear
anceofcomet
sbasedonr
ecor
deddat
aofpr
evi
ous
appear
ances

Descr
ibeMet
eorshower

Expl
aint
hei
mpor
tanceofmet
eorshoweri
nspace

Expl
aint
her
egul
aroccur
renceofmet
eorshower
s

Page9of9
 PostTest
Let’
sf i
ndouthowmuchy ouhavealreadylearnedaboutt
helessons.Cir
clet
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l
ett
erthatyout hinkbestanswersthequestion.Pleaseanswerallt
heitems.Aft
ertaki
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hisshorttest,
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ookforther i
ghtanswerasy ougothroughthismodul e.
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rcl
ethel
ett
ert
haty
out
hinkbestanswer
sthequest
ion.

1.Whi
chofthefoll
owingstat
ementsaboutcometsandasteroi
dsistr
ue?
A.Onlyast
eroi
dscoll
idewithEart
h
B.Cometsareball
soficeanddust
C.Mostofthetri
ll
i
onsofcomet sinoursol
arsy
stem havetai
ls
D.All
aster
oidsli
eintheaster
oidbel
tbetweenMarsandJupiter

2.Si
ncetheparti
clesofcometsar econstantlyblownawayast heytravelar
oundthe
sol
arsyst
em, whatcanbepr edi
ctedaboutt hecomet ’sexi
stence?
A.Comet scanl osemass,becomesmal l
er,andev ent
uallybreakup.
B.Comet scangai nmassbecausegasesanddustpar ti
clescanbui l
dupt hei
r
nucleus
C.Thenucleusofcomet scanbecomel argerparti
clesfrom thetail
canbui l
dup
D.Comet smeltandf r
eezeast heytr
avel aroundthesolarsystem

3.Kati
eandRobbi elookupi
ntot
heni
ghtskyandseeaf
ier
yst
reakf
all
i
ngt
owar
ds
theEart
h.Theyjustsawa:
A.Met eor
B.Comet
C.Ast er
oid

4.Whi
chofthefol
l
owi
ngbestdescr i
besamet eor
ite?
A.Ameteori
tei
samet eort
hatmakesi tthrought heearth’
satmosphere
B.Ameteori
tei
sanycelest
ialobj
ectthathasf all
enont heearth’
ssurf
ace
C.Ameteori
tei
sapieceofrockofmet althatistravel
ingthroughspace
D.Ameteori
tei
sapieceoficyrockanddustt hathasi tsownor bi
t

5.Hall
ey’
sCometappear
edi
ntheskyi
n1910andt
henagai
nin1986.Whenwi
l
lit
appearagai
n?
A.2061-2062
B.2067-2068
C.2056-2057
D.2042-2043

6.Whatcausesthebr i
ghtofstreakofl
ightthatyouseewhenameteorent
ersEar
th’
s
atmospher
e?
A.Thesunlightrefl
ect
st hebodyofthemet eor
B.Themet eortri
ggersEarth’smagneti
cf i
eld
C.Thereisaf r
icti
onalheati
ngasthemet eorenter
sEart
h’sat
mosphere

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 D.Themeteordi
stur
bst
heat
mospher
e,maki
ngt
hesunl
i
ghtr
efr
actt
owar
d
unusual
dir
ect
ions

7.Whydoaster
oidsandcomet sdi
fferi
ncomposition?
A.Ast
eroi
dsformedi nsidethefr
ostli
ne,whil
ecomet sfor
medout
side
B.Ast
eroi
dsandcomet sf or
medatdiffer
entti
mes
C.Cometsformedfrom t heJovi
annebula,whi
leaster
oidsdi
dnot
D.Cometsaremuchl argerthanaster
oids

8.Whi
chofthefoll
owi
ngdonothav
ethei
rownsuppl
yofl
i
ght
?
A.Aster
oids
B.Comets
C.Shooti
ngstar
D.All
oftheabove

9.Ameteorshowerisproducedwhen:
A.Alargenumberofspor adi
cmet eorsareobserved
B.TheEar t
hpassesthrought heasteroi
dbelt
C.TheEar t
hpassesthrought heorbit
alpathofacomet
D.Massiveparti
clesar
ecar r
iedoutwar dfr
om thesunbyt
hesol
arwi
ndandt
he
enterEart
h’sat
mospher e

10.Ast
eroi
dsarel ocat
edi na:
A.Spheri
calcloud-l
ikeregionsurroundingoursol
arsyst
em
B.Disk-
li
kelayerfoundal itt
lebeyondNeptune’sor
bit
C.Widebeltfoundwi thinthegapsoft heri
ngsofSaturn
D.Regionofspacebet weent heorbi
tsofMarsandJupiter

:
AnswerKey1.B2.C3.A4.B5.A6.C7.A8.B9.B10.D

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atul
ati
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ishedt
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