In one sentence, write a scenario involving a meteor, meteorite, and meteoroid

What will be an ideal response?


Meteor refers to the streak of light in the sky; in space, before its fiery plunge, the object is called a meteoroid, and any part of it that survives its fiery passage to Earth's surface is called a meteorite.

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A 2.00 kg piece of lead at 40.0°C is placed in a very large quantity of water at 10.0°C, and thermal equilibrium is eventually reached. Calculate the entropy change of the lead that occurs during this process. The specific heat of lead is 130 J/(kg ? K)

A) -12.5 J/K B) 86.0 J/K C) -26.2 J/K D) -86.0 J/K E) -6.24 J/K

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The charge of some quarks or anti-quarks is:

a. 0. c. 1 (1.6 × 10^-19) C. b. 1/2 (1.6 × 10^-19) C. d. 1/3 (1.6 × 10^-19) C.

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Which of the following critical features of the heliocentric model leads to Venus exhibiting a full range of phases?

A) When Venus is closer to the Sun, it moves faster. B) Venus passes on the far-side of the sun from the Earth's perspective. C) Venus physically distorts from a sphere as it orbits the sun.

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