Meteors!
physical properties, location, & movement of Meteors
what are meteors?
when I think of the word Meteor, I think that its HUGE! A meteor is not a rock its comet dust that's called a meteor.
meteorites are usually smaller than a grain of sand
meteor showers get their name from constellation from where they're located
history of Meteors
- First meteor shower was observed over 2000 years ago
- some meteor showers are over 100 years old
how fast are meteors? Why do they light up?
meteorites hit the Earth’s atmosphere at super-high speed, sometimes faster than 90,000 miles per hour
streaks of light caused by tiny specks of comet-dust hitting the earth's atmosphere at a very high speed and vanishes in flashes of light
Fun facts!
- The root word meteor comes from the Greek meteōros, meaning "high in the air"
- when it reaches the ground its called a meteorite
- difficult to monitor from the ground
- about 30 meteor showers are visible a year
- have three main classifications, irons, stones and stony-irons
- meteor showers happen when earth goes through the trail of debris left behind by a comet or asteroid
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