Question

*meteoroids are in space; meteors are burning up in earths atmosphere; meteorites have landed on the surface of a planet or moon.
a rocky object travels around the sun in an oval - shaped orbit. it is 340 meters in diameter and is irregular in shape. it was once thought to be on a potential collision course with earth, but scientists have since ruled this out. however, it may still come very close to earth at multiple points in the future. it lacks an atmosphere and is not trailed by a tail of gas or dust particles.
which image shows the object described above?
apophis, an asteroid
c/1811 f1, a comet
neptune, a planet

Explanation:

Step1: Analyze the object's features

The object is rocky, orbits the Sun (oval - shaped), 340m in diameter, irregular, no atmosphere, no gas/dust tail.

Step2: Compare with options

• Comet (C/1811 F1) has a gas/dust tail, so eliminate.
• Neptune (a planet) is spherical (not irregular), has an atmosphere, so eliminate.
• Asteroid (Apophis) is rocky, orbits Sun, irregular, no tail/atmosphere, matches.

Answer:

The image of Apophis, an asteroid (the top - left image)