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THE ASTORIAN • SATURDAY, JUNE 29, 2019
© 2019 by Vicki Whiting, Editor Jeff Schinkel, Graphics Vol. 35, No. 31
When two asteroids collide in
space, the small pieces that
break off are called
meteoroids.
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eteors, asteroids, meteorites ...
what’s the difference?
Meteors, asteroids, meteorites and meteoroids
are all names for space rocks. The rocks have
different names depending on their location,
whether they are hurtling through space or
zooming through the atmosphere and hitting
the Earth’s surface.
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Read each description and label
each item on the chart at left.
Asteroids are large rocks in
space that orbit the sun. Most
are found in the asteroid belt.
When two asteroids collide,
the particles that break off
meteoroids
are called meteoroids.
A meteoroid that enters Earth’s
atmosphere begins to vaporize,
becoming a meteor.
Solar System Leftovers
Our solar system is made up of planets
revolving around a sun. Strangely, between
the planets Mars and Jupiter, there is gap
large enough for another planet, but there
is not a planet there.
Instead there are millions of asteroids –
small and large rocks that scientists believe
are the leftover rocks from when the solar
system formed. This zone is called the
asteroid belt.
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65 million years ago, dinosaurs
had a really bad day. Scientists
have a theory that a humongous
asteroid hit the Earth. This event
likely caused the end of dinosaurs
and many other forms of life.
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sun
Blast from the Past
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If a meteor survives its flaming
trip through our atmosphere
and lands on Earth’s surface,
it is called a meteorite.
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AND
TOWING
Circle every other letter to discover
another name for meteors.
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Asteroid
Belt
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About 10,000 tons of this falls on Earth every day. Use the
code to discover the answer.
The asteroid that might have
wiped out the dinosaurs was
about 6 miles
wide.
The
crash
filled
Earth’s
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atmosphere
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with huge
clouds of dust
Each of these meteorites has an exact duplicate. Draw a line connecting each matching pair.
and debris
that changed
the planet’s
climate.
Synonym
Search
Cap and hat are
synonyms. Large and
huge are synonyms.
Synonyms are
different words that
mean the same or
almost the same
thing. Look through
the newspaper to find
five examples of
synonyms.
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The largest asteroid in the asteroid belt is about ¼ the size of the
moon. It is so large that in 2006 it was decided it should be called
a dwarf planet. This asteroid rotates very fast. One day on this
asteroid is only 9 hours long. It takes it about five Earth years to
orbit the sun.
To find out the name of this asteroid, color the spaces with one
dot red and with two dots yellow.
Find the words in the puzzle.
DINOSAURS
How many of them can you
HUMONGOUS
find on this page?
METEORS
S D G N I L T R U H
ASTEROID
U I S L S O L A R O
HURTLING
O N U E S K R S T I
SYSTEM
ROCKS
G O N N R A C R S P
SPACE
N S A S T E R O I D
CERES
O A P S A C C E R M
SOLAR
M U A A B E L T E A
BELT
STAR
U R G R C O C E K R
MARS
H S Y S T E M M S S
SUN
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GAP
words. Skim and scan reading. Recall spelling patterns.
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Ocean
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Look through the newspaper for 5 to 10 things
you would want to take on a trip to space.
Write a sentence explaining why you would
take each item.
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