Meteorite

High school (ages 12+)
Space & Astronomy

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Step 1 · Read the article

Open the article and read it at the level above. Then answer the questions below in your own words.

https://smallwhale.org/articles/meteorite

Write what each word means, using the article.

Do not copy the article. Write two things you learned, the way you would explain them to a friend.

Answers below are taken from the article’s stored facts, so they match what the student read.

1. What is a meteorite?A meteorite is a rock from outer space that survives its fiery journey through the Earth's atmosphere and lands on the ground.
2. How does a meteorite become a meteor?When it enters the atmosphere, friction heats the rock, making it glow and turn into a bright shooting star called a meteor.

Aerodynamic Heating: Intense heat generated by air resistance and compression during high-speed atmospheric entry.
Isotopic Composition: The relative abundance of different isotopes of an element, used to trace origins and processes.
Accretion: The process by which celestial bodies grow by accumulating smaller particles and objects.