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The answer sheet for the worksheet Where are meteorites found?. 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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Answers: Where are meteorites found?

  1. B: Only scientific expeditionsIn Antarctica, only scientific expeditions may collect meteorites.
  2. C: Makes it rust and crumbleIn wet places, rain makes meteorites rust and crumble.
  3. D: A wide area of blue ice in AntarcticaDark meteorites are easy to see on white snow and blue ice, and the ice gathers them together.
  4. D: Each country has its own rules about collectingHunting needs planning, water and permission, because each country has its own rules.
  5. False: the right answer is Meteorites would stay spread out, not gathered togetherIt is the flow of the ice that gathers meteorites into the same areas; without it they would stay spread out.
  6. False: the right answer is Dark things stand out on a plain, pale backgroundDark objects stand out on plain pale ground, which is why snow and pale deserts are good for hunting.
  7. It carries meteorites along and drops them in the same areas (accept any answer with the same meaning)The flowing ice carries meteorites along and collects them where it meets mountains.
  8. In a thick, rainy jungle (accept any answer with the same meaning)Jungles hide meteorites among plants and soil, and the rain makes them rust away.

Task

Answers will vary. The task comes from the lesson: Scatter some dark pebbles or raisins on a sheet of white paper and on a patterned carpet. Ask a friend to find them all. Where is it easier? This is why snow and pale deserts are great for meteorite hunting.

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