Meteors are
a) asteroids or comet debris that passes into Earth's atmosphere and burns up
b) a group of rocky objects between the orbits of Jupiter and Saturn
c) comets that are vaporized when they pass very close to the Sun
d) comets that escape the Solar System without being vaporized by the Sun
e) a group of rocky objects between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter
Ans: a) asteroids or comet debris that passes into Earth's atmosphere and burns up
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