Chunks of Solid Material That Survive Passing Through the Earth's

question 35

Multiple Choice

Chunks of solid material that survive passing through the Earth's atmosphere and are found on the Earth's surface are called

• A) meteorites
• B) asteroids
• C) meteors
• D) meteor showers
• E) comets

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Definitions:

Heart

Muscular organ whose contraction causes blood to circulate in the body of an animal.

Elastic

The ability of an object or material to resume its normal shape after being stretched or compressed, a characteristic of materials like rubber.

Oxytocin

Hormone, released by the posterior pituitary, that causes contraction of the uterus and milk letdown.

Uterus

In mammals, expanded portion of the female reproductive tract through which eggs pass to the environment or in which an embryo develops and is nourished before birth.