Tektites are ________.
A. glassy spherules formed by in-air cooling of impact-melted rock
B. trees knocked over by a mid-air explosion of a meteoroid
C. carbon-rich rocks found at the center of impact craters
D. geological structures formed as the rim of an impact crater is turned up
E. ultramafic iron-rich meteorites
Answer: A
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