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What is the name given to a fragment of a meteoroid that survives and makes it to the ground?
What is the name given to a fragment of a meteoroid that survives and makes it to the ground?
- Cometoid
- Space rock
- Asteroidoid
- Meteorite (correct)
What are comets made up of?
What are comets made up of?
- Rocks and ice
- Carbon and silica
- Different metals
- All of the above (correct)
What is the only known short-period comet?
What is the only known short-period comet?
- Oort Cloud
- Ceres
- Kuiper Belt
- Halley Comet (correct)
Who discovered the largest known asteroid?
Who discovered the largest known asteroid?
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Which type of comet takes 200 to hundred millions of years to complete its orbit around the sun?
Which type of comet takes 200 to hundred millions of years to complete its orbit around the sun?
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In which layer of the atmosphere do artificial satellites orbit?
In which layer of the atmosphere do artificial satellites orbit?
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Which layer of the atmosphere contains the ozone layer?
Which layer of the atmosphere contains the ozone layer?
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In which layer of the atmosphere do weather disturbances occur?
In which layer of the atmosphere do weather disturbances occur?
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What is a tropical cyclone with 64 kph or less sustained winds called?
What is a tropical cyclone with 64 kph or less sustained winds called?
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What is the phenomenon called when a meteoroid burns up as it enters the Earth's atmosphere?
What is the phenomenon called when a meteoroid burns up as it enters the Earth's atmosphere?
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