UNIVERSE
ASTEROIDS
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Question
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Which among the choices is one similarity between asteroids, comets, and meteors?
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come from the Asteroid belt
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come from the Oort cloud
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made of rock
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orbit the Sun
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -Answer and Explanation: There are several similarities between comets, asteroids, and meteors. First, they are all small objects found in our solar system. While some are several feet across and others are several miles across, they are still considered small when compared to moons and planets.
Detailed explanation-2: -Asteroids are smaller than a planet, but they are larger than the pebble-size objects we call meteoroids. A meteor is what happens when a meteoroid – a small piece of an asteroid or comet – burns up upon entering Earth’s atmosphere, creating a streak of light in the sky.
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