Meteorite

By James

Big Question What would happen if a meteorite hit earth??

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

What is a Meteorite?

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

What would happen if a meteorite hit the earth today?

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

Answer to my big Question

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

The Life of a meteorite

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6qVw1nILDBc

The difference between Meteoroids, Meteors, and

Meteorites 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.

Meteor Crater

Where meteorites have hit the south pole

Shooting stars

Meteor shower

The difference between the effects of a meteorite strike and meteor shower

A meteor strike in Russia 2013

A meteor strike makes a giant crater

http://science.howstuffworks.com/nature/natural-disasters/asteroid-hits-earth.htm

http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20061115063059AADSU9L

http://www.kidsastronomy.com/meteorites.htm

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Meteorite

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