SUPER SCIENCE FACTS / METEORS AND METEORITES

Super Science Facts

Meteors and Meteorites

Grades / Interest Level 5 - 12
Reading Level 3
Lexile HL680
Format 5½" x 8½"
Pages 48
Product Code 2342-9 ( MR #068328 )

Price $10.95

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What’s that light speeding across the night sky? Chances are that it’s a meteor—a rock from outer space. These space rocks fall to Earth all the time. Where do they come from? What are they made of? What happens when they hit the ground? Learn more about meteors and meteorites, and find out the difference between them!

Glossary: asteroid, asteroid belt, atmosphere, celestial body, comet, constellation, crater, extinct, igneous, impact, meteor shower, meteor, meteorite, meteoroid, pressure, radiate, silicate, mineral

Table of Contents:

What's the Difference?
A Long Way to Travel
Stuff from the Sky
Showers from Space
A History of Impacts
Famous Hits

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