Chapter 6

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Vocabulary

meteorite - A stony  mass of matter that has fallen to the earth's surface from outer space.

page 42 - Rocks of all sizes crash into the moon from outer space. These rocks are called meteorites.

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Meteors and Meteorites

http://www.esa.int/esaKIDSen/SEMN99WJD1E_OurUniverse_0.html

http://www.solarviews.com/eng/meteor.htm

http://seds.lpl.arizona.edu/nineplanets/nineplanets/meteorites.html

http://epsc.wustl.edu/admin/resources/moon_meteorites.html

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