UNIVERSE
METEORITES
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Question
[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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meteoroid
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meteor
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meteorite
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None of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -Meteoroids are fragments and debris in space resulting from collisions among asteroids, comets, moons, and planets. They are among the smallest “space rocks.” We can see them when they streak through our atmosphere in the form of meteors and meteor showers.
Detailed explanation-2: -Those pieces are called meteoroids. Meteoroids can also come from comets.
Detailed explanation-3: -Most meteoroids are made of silicon and oxygen (minerals called silicates) and heavier metals like nickel and iron. Iron and nickel-iron meteoroids are massive and dense, while stony meteoroids are lighter and more fragile.
Detailed explanation-4: -Comets are frozen leftovers from the formation of the solar system composed of dust, rock, and ices.