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A printable worksheet for the lesson Space rocks make holes (KS1). It prints on A4 without the website around it. The answers are on a separate sheet for the teacher.

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KS1 · Ages 5 to 7 (Years 1 and 2)Howardites worksheet

Space rocks make holes

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Key words

Meteor
A meteor is the streak of light you see when a meteoroid burns up in Earth's air.

Choose the right answer

Circle the letter of the right answer.

  1. Two marble craters are both 7 cm wide. What can you say?
    • AThe first one is wider
    • BYou cannot tell
    • CThey are the same width
    • DThe second one is wider
  2. How can you find out which of your craters is bigger?
    • ACount all the marbles
    • BJust have a guess
    • CLook at their colours
    • DMeasure them with a ruler
  3. Which space rock could make a big crater?
    • AA tiny bit of space dust
    • BOne that stays in space
    • COne that burns up high
    • DA large one that hits hard

True or false?

Is the answer given right? Tick True or False.

  1. Where is the famous Meteor Crater?

    Answer given: In a desert in America TrueFalse

  2. Which has more craters that we can see?

    Answer given: The Moon TrueFalse

Write your answer

Answer in a word or a short sentence.

  1. One crater is 4 cm wide. A higher drop makes one 10 cm wide. How much wider is it?

Task

With a grown-up, fill a baking tray with flour. Shake a little cocoa powder on top. Drop a marble from low down, then from higher up. Look at the craters. Which is bigger? Can you see the white flour thrown out over the brown cocoa? Measure each crater with a ruler.

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