2. What is Meteor?

3. Name & Discovery
NAME - From Medieval
Latin meteōrum, from
Greek meteōron something aloft,
from meteōros lofty.
DISCOVERY - archeological site, in
Ur, circa 2500BC.

4. Important Facts (6)
1. Fastest meteor is26 miles per second.
2. Meteors, in size, made from a grain of sand to a baseball.
3. The largest meteors are sometimes broken pieces of
astroids.
4. Meteor produces light when it rub against the air.
5. Meteor is the space rock that enters the earth.
6. Meteor forms outside of the earth.

5. Diagram & Label

6. Interesting Facts(3)
A million of meteor reach the atmosphere every
day.
There are about 9 annual meteor showers per
year.
Meteor tubs and passes through the atmosphere
when it enters the earth

7. Source
• https://encrypted-
tbn1.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcROAS8lU98auYvSt
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• http://www.thefreedictionary.com/meteor
• http://www.meteoritelab.com/meteorites/
• http://www.thetimes.co.uk/tto/science/article3635438.ece
• http://www.sciencekids.co.nz/sciencefacts/space/meteoroid
s.html
• http://www.angelfire.com/md2/meteo/15facts.html