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All about Meteors

How much do you know about meteors, meteoroids, and meteorites? Take this quiz and find out.
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Last updated: August 24, 2025
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1. Most meteors are about __ miles away.
6
60
600
6,000
2. A meteoroid that lands on earth is called _ _________.
a meteorite
a meteor
an asteroid
a comet
3. How many asteroids do scientists think are in the asteroid belt?
At least two thousand
At least two million
At least two billion
At least two trillion
4. Most of the meteoroids that enter Earth's atmosphere come from ______.
planets
comets
asteroids
moons
5. Most of the meteorites people find on Earth come from _________.
Mars
the moon
asteroids
comets
6. A meteorite is usually named after ___ _____ _____ __ ___ _____.
the person who found it
the museum where it is displayed
the place where it was found
the place where it came from
7. A rock could be a meteorite if it ___ __ ___ _____.
sticks easily to a magnet
seems heavier than other rocks
has a rough surface, indents, and/or lots of points and ridges
All of the above
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