Which of the Following Statements About Comets and Asteroids Is

question 15

Multiple Choice

Which of the following statements about comets and asteroids is true?

• A)Only asteroids collide with Earth.
• B)Comets are balls of ice and dust.
• C)Most of the trillions of comets in our solar system have tails.
• D)All asteroids lie in the asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter.
• E)There are about 1 million known asteroids in the solar system.

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Definitions:

Platonic

A type of relationship or love that is intimate and affectionate but not sexual.

Mnemonic

A technique or strategy designed to assist in memorizing information by making it easier to recall, such as through acronyms or rhymes.

Functional

Capable of operating or serving a purpose effectively.

Phonemic

Relating to the units of sound in a language that distinguish one word from another, for example, the difference between the sounds /p/ and /b/ in "pad" and "bad."