UNIVERSE
COMETS
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Question
[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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Which of the following is a piece of a comet or asteroid that has landed on Earth?
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Meteorite
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Meteor
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Meteoroid
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All of the above
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -A meteor is what happens when a small piece of an asteroid or comet, called a meteoroid, burns up upon entering Earth’s atmosphere.
Detailed explanation-2: -In simplest terms, a meteorite is a rock that falls to Earth from space. The vast majority of meteorites are pieces of asteroids, the small rocky bodies that orbit the Sun mostly between Mars and Jupiter.
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