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A rock from space that falls to Earth is called a:
meteor
meteoroid
asteroid
meteorite
The asteroid belt is located between which planetary bodies?
Mars and Jupiter
Jupiter and Saturn
Sun and Mercury
Earth and Venus
Are all meteorites magnetic?
No, meteorites are never magnetic
No
Yes
What do we call the dark "cooked" surface of a meteorite that forms due to its heated journey through the Earth's atmosphere?
burnt surface
fission crust
dark surface
fusion crust
Which is the heaviest type of meteorite?
Stony-iron
Iron
Stony
Iron meteorites would come from which part of an asteroid?
Mantle
Core
Atmosphere
Crust
A shooting star is actually a:
Meteorite
Meteor
Meteoroid
Asteroid