MeteoritesSterling Pub., 1993 - 60 من الصفحات "A wonderful resource....Students will be drawn to read and investigate....The text is direct, interesting, and free of mind-numbing chemistry and physics formulas that so often deter YAs from further investigation....An exceptionally well-done summary."-- "SLJ . "Well-written and nicely illustrated....The technical quality of the book is very good...."-- "Science Bks & Films, a starred review . 60 pages (all in color), 8 1/4 x 7 7/8. |
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الصفحة 6
... fall of meteorites on Earth is largely random . Meteorites are found from the tropics to the poles . If a meteorite lands more than a few hundred yards from a witness , the chances are that it will not be ... FALL ? Where do meteorites fall?
... fall of meteorites on Earth is largely random . Meteorites are found from the tropics to the poles . If a meteorite lands more than a few hundred yards from a witness , the chances are that it will not be ... FALL ? Where do meteorites fall?
الصفحة 13
... fall probably would not have been noticed . One week after the fall neighboring farmland was searched but no additional stones were found . Measurements indicated that the object , in space , had been no bigger than a large grapefruit ...
... fall probably would not have been noticed . One week after the fall neighboring farmland was searched but no additional stones were found . Measurements indicated that the object , in space , had been no bigger than a large grapefruit ...
الصفحة
... Fall Recovered meteorite whose fall was witnessed . Feldspar Group of silicate ( stony ) minerals with calcium , sodium or potassium , plus aluminum . Find Meteorite whose fall was not witnessed . Fireball Light in the atmosphere ...
... Fall Recovered meteorite whose fall was witnessed . Feldspar Group of silicate ( stony ) minerals with calcium , sodium or potassium , plus aluminum . Find Meteorite whose fall was not witnessed . Fireball Light in the atmosphere ...
المحتوى
Introduction | 1 |
How do meteorites get here? | 8 |
Where do meteorites come from? | 14 |
حقوق النشر | |
4 من الأقسام الأخرى غير ظاهرة
طبعات أخرى - عرض جميع المقتطفات
عبارات ومصطلحات مألوفة
aluminum amounts Antarctica appear asteroids atmosphere basaltic become blue body bright caused chemical chondrite chondrules cloud cometary comets composed composition contain cooled core cosmic cosmic ray crater crust crystals dark decay determine diameter dust Earth elements event evidence fall fell field fireball formation formed fragments grains gravity gray half-life heating highlands impact inches indicates interior iron meteorites iron-nickel metal known land on Earth less light liquid lunar magnesium Mars material measurable melting Meteor meteoroid micrometeorites miles million years ago minerals molten Moon natural nickel objects observed occurred olivine orbit origin parent particles percent pieces planetary planets Polished present probably produced radioactive rare regions rocks samples seen shower shows single Solar System space speed stars stone stony meteorite structure surface temperature thin thought tiny tons types volcanic weight wind