Meteorites by James
- 1. Big Question What would happen if a meteorite hit earth?? By James
- 2. It is a Shooting star and is also known as a falling star It is ike a fire ball 38,000 meteorites have hit earth They hit in the North and South pole a lot Hit the grand canyon Its size was 30 metres It weighed 100,000 tons Its speed was 20 km per second
- 3. If a Meteorite hit the land it could cause Dust-Cut off sunlight for Months Make a crack in the earth Lower the temperature of the whole world Cause an earthquake Cut out power
- 4. What would happen if a meteorite hit the sea? Tsunamis would hit in every direction It could cause hurricanes or cyclones bigger than the pacific ocean Cut out power Block the sun for Months (closer to sand bigger the risk) Crack the earth Cause earthquakes
- 5. When a meteorite hits an asteroid in the asteroid belt it will speed towards a planet As it breaks through the atmosphere it is set on fire Meteorites try to hit earth They may break up and become a meteor shower Otherwise it is sent back and becomes space junk http://youtu.be/ZxmuB66iAiQ
- 6. Meteoroid: A small particle from an asteroid or comet orbiting he Sun. Meteor: A meteoroid that is observed as it burns up in the Earth's atmosphere - a shooting star. Meteorite: A meteoroid that survives its passage through the Earth's atmosphere and impacts the Earth's surface. http://www.youtube.com/ watch?v=6qVw1nILDBc
- 11. A meteor strike makes a giant crater A meteor strike in Russia 2013
- 12. http://science.howstuffworks.com/nature/na tural-disasters/asteroid-hits-earth.htm http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qi d=20061115063059AADSU9L http://www.kidsastronomy.com/meteorites.h tm http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Meteorite
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