The Existence of Distinct and Separate Types of Meteorites, Stony

question 53

Multiple Choice

The existence of distinct and separate types of meteorites, stony, stony iron, and iron, is probably a result of

• A) differentiation of material in molten asteroid interiors, with the iron sinking to the core, followed by fragmentation and separation of the iron core and rocky shell.
• B) preferential accretion of iron particles to other iron particles because of their magnetic properties, leaving stony particles to accrete separately.
• C) different amounts of heating and "erosion" of the outer layers of meteorites as they pass through Earth's atmosphere; the irons lose their outer rocky shells.
• D) their formation in different parts of the early solar nebula, with stones condensing closer to the Sun and irons condensing farther away from the Sun.

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