The Impact of Space Rocks

Students read a passage detailing how asteroid and meteor impacts have shaped Earth’s history, including the Chicxulub event linked to the extinction of dinosaurs. The text also discusses modern research on asteroid deflection efforts like NASA’s DART mission. Learners respond to critical-thinking questions that connect past catastrophic events to current planetary defense science. This worksheet integrates reading comprehension with real-world scientific application and reasoning.

Curriculum Matched Skills

Science – Earth and Space Science: Impacts and Planetary Evolution

English Language Arts – Reading Informational Text: Summarize and Infer Scientific Ideas

Science Literacy – Analyze the Effects of Celestial Events on Earth

English Language Arts – Critical Thinking: Apply Knowledge to Modern Science Scenarios

This worksheet is part of our Asteroids, Comets, and Meteors collection.