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The answer sheet for the worksheet Falls and finds. Each answer comes with the reason, so it can be used to mark or to go over the questions with the class.

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KS2 · Ages 7 to 11 (Years 3 to 6)Answer sheet for teachers

Answers: Falls and finds

  1. D: One picked up the morning after it fellA fresh fall has had no time to be changed by rain or soil, which is why falls are so precious.
  2. D: They used films of the fireball from cameras across the countryCameras across the country filmed the fireball, and scientists used the films to work out where pieces would fall.
  3. C: So many are found in the same areaMany meteorites are found in the same desert or icy area, so each gets a number to tell them apart.
  4. B: The Sahara Desert and AntarcticaHot deserts like the Sahara and the ice of Antarctica are dry, with few other rocks, so meteorites stand out.
  5. False: the right answer is 2021The fireball lit up the sky over England on 28 February 2021.
  6. True (A find)Nobody saw it fall and it was picked up later, so it is a find.
  7. Ashby, after the place where it fell (accept any answer with the same meaning)Every meteorite is named after the place where it fell or was found.
  8. It is so dry that little rain reaches it (accept any answer with the same meaning)Deserts get very little rain, so meteorites there stay dry and last a very long time.

Task

Answers will vary. The task comes from the lesson: On a world map, find the Sahara Desert and Antarctica. Colour them in and write one reason beside each why meteorites are easy to find there. Then find Winchcombe in Gloucestershire on a map of the UK.

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