The Largest Meteors Found on Earth
- 1. What is the largest meteorite found on Earth?
A) Tishomingo
B) Willamette
C) Hoba
D) Gibeon
- 2. Where was the Hoba meteorite found?
A) Argentina
B) Namibia
C) Russia
D) Australia
- 3. What is the approximate weight of the Hoba meteorite?
A) 100 tons
B) 5 tons
C) 60 tons
D) 20 tons
- 4. Which meteorite was found in a crater in Arizona?
A) Willamette
B) Barringer Crater meteorite
C) Gibeon
D) Hoba
- 5. What is a common cause of meteorite falls?
A) Atmospheric entry
B) Earthquakes
C) Tsunamis
D) Volcanic activity
- 6. What is the origin of most meteorites found on Earth?
A) Comets
B) The Moon
C) Planets
D) Asteroids
- 7. In what year was the Hoba meteorite discovered?
A) 1920
B) 1945
C) 1860
D) 1980
- 8. What type of meteorite is the Gibeon meteorite?
A) Stony-Iron
B) Iron
C) Cometary
D) Stony
- 9. Which meteorite is the largest ever found in North America?
A) Chelyabinsk
B) Willamette
C) Barrington
D) Murray
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