What is a meteor?
A. the object that causes a "shooting star," but before it passes through the atmosphere
B. any one of the large rocky bodies that orbit the Sun, primarily between Jupiter and Saturn
C. a space rock that survives its fall through Earth's atmosphere and reaches the ground
D. a glowing trail of hot gas and debris heated by friction as an object moves through the atmosphere
Answer: D
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A. 40 B. 35 C. 50 D. 55 E. 61
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a. has a phase of 180°. c. behaves like a wave. b. has electric properties. d. is made of corpuscles.
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A) irregular galaxies B) elliptical galaxies C) globular galaxies D) spiral galaxies
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a. Paracutin b. Surtsey c. Mount Pelée d. Mount Saint Helens