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How the Earth Was Made: Asteroids
While watching the movie video Asteroids, answer the follow questions.
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1 What could fit into the meteor crater in Arizona?
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What was different about the rocks that were
later found that caused Barringer to question a
volcanic origin of the crater?
What was another important clue Barringer
found surrounding the crater that led him to
believe it was a meteor crater? (There are 2.)
What type of rock had been altered by the
impact and was the clue needed to determine it
was an asteroid impact?
How long ago do scientists believe the impact
occurred?
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How far away were fragments from the
impact/shock wave found?
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What rock clues did they find that implied the
metals in the rock at Sudbury, Canada were
caused by a meteor impact?
What mineral do they find that is rare on Earth
but abundant in space and associated with
meteors?
Where might pieces of the Sudbury impact be
found?
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What newer technology are scientists now using
to locate meteor impacts?
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What is the black mat layer made of that was
found in the Sheridan Cave in Ohio?
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What hit Jupiter that helped scientists
understand how asteroid impacts affect Earth?
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About how often could a Tunguska sized
asteroid hit Earth?
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How did scientists know they had found parts of
meteorites in the Arizona desert?
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What is the region of debris that remains
between Mars and Jupiter?
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What important finding was made in the
meteorites from Murchison, Australia?
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How the Earth Was Made: Asteroids
While watching the movie video Asteroids, answer the follow questions.
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Answer
1 What could fit into the meteor crater in Arizona? the Washington monument
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What was different about the rocks that were
later found that caused Barringer to question a
volcanic origin of the crater?
What was another important clue Barringer
found surrounding the crater that led him to
believe it was a meteor crater? (There are 2.)
iron
What type of rock had been altered by the
impact and was the clue needed to determine it
was an asteroid impact?
How long ago do scientists believe the impact
occurred?
sandstone
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How far away were fragments from the
impact/shock wave found?
up to 6 miles away
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What rock clues did they find that implied the
metals in the rock at Sudbury, Canada were
caused by a meteor impact?
What mineral do they find that is rare on Earth
but abundant in space and associated with
meteors?
Where might pieces of the Sudbury impact be
found?
shatter cones
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What newer technology are scientists now using
to locate meteor impacts?
satellites
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What is the black mat layer made of that was
found in the Sheridan Cave in Ohio?
charred remains of animals
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What hit Jupiter that helped scientists
understand how asteroid impacts affect Earth?
a comet
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About how often could a Tunguska sized
asteroid hit Earth?
about 100 years
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How did scientists know they had found parts of
meteorites in the Arizona desert?
pieces of iron sticking to the hammer
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What is the region of debris that remains
between Mars and Jupiter?
asteroid belt
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What important finding was made in the
meteorites from Murchison, Australia?
amino acids, organic compounds
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pulverized rock, almost powder like
chaotic overturned rock
50,000 years ago
iridium
the moon