Set: meteorites, meteors, stuffz...
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All 13 Terms
| | Term | Definition |
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meteroid | small rocky body that travels through space |
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meteor | when a meteroid burns up in earth's atmosphere |
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meteorite | what a meteroid is called when it hits earth's surface |
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3 types of meteorites | stony, metallic, stony-iron |
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meteor showers | occur when earth passes through dusty debris from comets |
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atmosphere | less impacts, weather |
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torino scale | a scale that rates the hazard level of objects heading towards earth |
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0 | white, not going to hit |
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1 | green, not going to hit |
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2, 3, 4 | yellow, probably won't hit |
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5, 6, 7, | orange, might hit |
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8, 9, 10 | red, will hit |
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small objects | burn up before they hit earth's surface |
Set Information
| Terms | 13 |
| Creator | www_dot_website_dot_com |
| Created | May 22, 2007 |
| Groups | None |
| Tag | astronomy |
| Access | Anyone |
| Edit | Creator Only |
Description
stuff related to meteroids and impacts