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ACTIVITY 5: METEOROIDS, METEORS, AND METEORITES

I MATCHING TYPE: Match the description found in Column A with its correct term found in
Column B. Write the CAPITAL LETTER of your choice on the space provided before each
number. FOR STRICT COMPLIANCE, ANY FORM OF ALTERATION WILL BE CONSIDERD WRONG.
(5 points)

COLUMN A COLUMN B

______1. When a meteorite hits the earth’s atmosphere, A. PAMPANGA METEORITE

it does it with a high velocity, which makes it look
B. METEOROID
flashy and like a fireball. e
C. PONGGO METEORITE
______2. A hefty Mesosidirite-B4 type meteorite from
Southern Tagalog in 1956. Weighing about 888.6
D. DESERTS
kgs, it was bravely plucked from the jungles of
Quezon province. f E. METEOR
______3. It is an ideal place for meteorite hunting due
to large open regions of sand. d F. BONDOC METEORITE
______4. Meteorite discovered in 1859 with a mass of G. GRASSLAND
10,500 grams that holds a "Valid" classification. a H. PAITAN METEORITE
______5. It is a chunk of debris in space that orbits the
sun. The debris are small pieces of rock or iron
leftover from the formation of a solar system.
They can also come from asteroid collisions or
comet debris. b

II MULTIPLE CHOICE: Choose the letter of the best answer and write the CAPITAL LETTER of
your choice on the space provided before each number. FOR STRICT COMPLIANCE, ANY
FORM OF ALTERATION WILL BE CONSIDERD WRONG. (5 points)

______1. The terms meteoroid, meteor, and meteorite each refer to a different stage in an
object's descent. What do we call it as it streaks through a planet's atmosphere?
A. meteor B. meteorite C. meteoroid D. none of the above
______2. The Leonid and Perseid meteor showers annually light up the night sky with brief trails
of incandescence. But just what dumps all this cosmic dandruff on us every year?
A. A Norse god sneezes. Whichever event happens first.
B. Meteor showers occur every time an angel gets its wings.
C. The Earth passes through debris left in the wake of a comet.
D. Meteorites strike our unprotected moon, blasting lunar dust back at the Earth.
______3. __________ are small pieces of "space junk," __________ are space junk that burns up
in Earth's atmosphere, and __________ are space junk that actually reaches Earth's
surface.
 A. asteroids; comets; meteors C. meteorites; meteors; asteroids
B. meteoroids; meteors; meteorites D. meteors; meteorites; meteoroids

______4. Evaluate the potential consequences of a massive meteoroid impact on Earth, taking
into consideration both immediate effects and long-term impacts.
A. Increased seismic activity and volcanic eruptions.
B. Temporary disruptions in satellite communications.
C. Catastrophic climatic changes and extinction events.
D. Accelerated global warming due to atmospheric disturbances.
______5. Which of the following does NOT accurately describe a meteor?
A. They're made of ice, like comets.
B. They are the same thing as shooting stars.
C. They're visible while falling through the Earth's mesosphere.
D. They are rocky bodies falling through the Earth's atmosphere.

III DIRECTION: Identify if the statements below are fact or bluff. Write FACT if the
statement is correct and BLUFF if it is not. FOR STRICT COMPLIANCE, ANY FORM OF
ALTERATION WILL BE CONSIDERD WRONG. (5 points)

_______________1. A meteoroid usually all burns up when it enters atmosphere. b

_______________2. When a fragment from the meteoroid survives and makes it to the ground it
is called a meteor. b
_______________3. A meteor is a light phenomenon or a streak of light that occurs when a
meteoroid burns up as it enters the Earth’s atmosphere. F
_______________4. A deep hole created by the impact of a meteor in the surface of the Earth is
what we call crater. F
_______________5. When a falling rock from the outer space hit the surface of the Earth, it is
called a comet. b