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66 million years ago, dinosaurs had a really bad day. Scientists have a theory that a humongous asteroid hit the Earth. This event likely caused the end of dinosaurs and many other forms of life. The asteroid that might have wiped out the dinosaurs was about 6 miles wide. The crash filled Earth’s atmosphere with huge clouds of dust and debris that changed the planet’s climate. Blast from the Past
Each of these meteorites has an exact duplicate. Draw a line connecting each matching pair.
About 5,200 tons of this falls on Earth every year. Use the code to discover the answer.
= D = E
= M = O
= R = S
= T = U
DINOSAURS HUMONGOUS
The largest asteroid in the asteroid belt is about ¼ the size of the moon. It is so large that in 2006 it was decided it should be called a dwarf planet. This asteroid rotates very fast. One day on this asteroid is only 9 hours long. It takes it about five Earth years to orbit the sun. To nd out the name of this asteroid, color the spaces with one dot red, and the spaces with two dots yellow.
Find the words by looking up, down, backwards, forwards, sideways, and diagonally.
METEORS ASTEROID HURTLING SYSTEM ROCKS
H O I P D M
U R T S I R E K S
R A S R O
T L R C R C L C M
L O K A E C E O E
I S S
N L E N
G S U N A P A G Y
D I N O S A U R S
S U O G N O M
R T A B C T
SPACE CERES SOLAR BELT STAR MARS
S S
E T E M
A R S
A R S
U H
SUN GAP
Standards Link: Letter sequencing. Recognize identical words. Skim and scan reading. Recall spelling patterns.
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