UNIVERSE
ASTEROIDS
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Question
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____ are meteors that have passed through Earth’s atmosphere and landed on Earth or in one of its bodies of water.
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Meteoroids
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Meteorites
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Asteroids
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Comets
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -Meteoroids become meteors when they crash into Earth’s atmosphere and the gases surrounding them briefly light up as “shooting stars.” While most meteors burn up and disintegrate in the atmosphere, many of these space rocks reach Earth’s surface in the form of meteorites.
Detailed explanation-2: -When a meteoroid survives its trip through the atmosphere and hits the ground, it’s called a meteorite.
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