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Question
which terms describe space objects that are small chunks of rock and debris that are smaller than 1 km? select three options
meteoroids
asteroids
meteors
meteorites
comets
Brief Explanations
- Meteoroids are small chunks of rock and debris in space.
- When meteoroids enter Earth's atmosphere and burn up, they are called meteors.
- Meteorites are meteoroids that survive the passage through the atmosphere and land on Earth.
- Asteroids are larger (usually more than 1 km in diameter, though some can be smaller but the key here is the description of small chunks as per the question's context where meteor - related terms fit better for the'small chunks' under 1 km as per common astronomical definitions in basic learning). Comets have a different structure (icy nucleus, etc.) and are not just small rock/debris chunks in the sense described here.
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