Meteorites: Space Rocks Quiz

Question 1

A rock from space that falls to Earth is called a:

Your answerChoice

meteoroid

meteorite

asteroid

Selected

meteor

Question 2

The asteroid belt is located between which planetary bodies?

Your answerChoice

Mars and Jupiter

Jupiter and Saturn

Selected

Sun and Mercury

Earth and Venus

Question 3

Are all meteorites magnetic?

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Selected

No, meteorites are never magnetic

Yes

No

Question 4

What do we call the dark "cooked" surface of a meteorite that forms due to its heated journey through the Earth's atmosphere?

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fission crust

burnt surface

Selected

dark surface

fusion crust

Question 5

Which is the heaviest type of meteorite?

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Stony

Stony-iron

Iron

Question 6

Iron meteorites would come from which part of an asteroid?

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Mantle

Selected

Crust

Core

Atmosphere

Question 7

A shooting star is actually a:

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Selected

Meteor

Meteorite

Asteroid

Meteoroid