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Meteors

Meteors. Biggest meteor. The biggest meteor to hit earth was in R ussia the speed was 1500 kilometres per hour or about 950 miles per hour. The width was 50 meters. It injured 1100 people. Most common meteor. The most common meteor is a meteorite.

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Meteors

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  1. Meteors

  2. Biggest meteor • The biggest meteor to hit earth was in Russia the speed was 1500 kilometres per hour or about 950 miles per hour. • The width was 50 meters. • It injured 1100 people.

  3. Most common meteor • The most common meteor is a meteorite. • The biggest meteorite was the dinosaur killer a very large meteorite that crashed near Mexico about 60 million years ago that wiped out the dinosaur.

  4. Meteoroids The smallest Meteoroid was a speck of dust. Most Meteoroids are one centimetre long any smaller than this are not visible.

  5. Meteors • Meteors are not only called meteors they are also called shooting stars or falling stars but they are not a star at all. • A meteor usually lasts only a second before it gets destroyed most burn up between 75 and 115 km above the ground

  6. Fun facts • When a meteoroid enters the earth’s atmosphere it could be travelling as fast as 70 km per second • Very large meteoroids make very big meteors called bolides or fireballs • About 50,000 years ago an iron meteorite 40-50m wide hit earth

  7. Meteor showers • Meteor shower is when heaps of meteors come down to earth together • It doesn't normally hit earth but you can still watch it • It happens on most clear nights with no moon • There are dozens even hundreds of meteors

  8. Huge impacts • Most meteorites that hit earth are harmless but sometimes it can cause huge damage

  9. By Dom and Josh • Thanks for watching our slide show hope you enjoyed it but before you go we want show you one more thing…

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