Multiple choice

Which celestial bodies do not burn completely and fall on the surface of the earth?

  1. Meteors

  2. Meteorites

  3. Asteroids

  4. Comets

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B Correct answer
Explanation

When the size of a meteors is very large, then they do not get burnt completely in the air of the atmosphere  and reach the surface of the earth. Such heavenly bodies are called as meteorites. The largest meteorites ever found on the Earth is in Namibia. It weighs nearly 60 metric tones. The polar region of Antarctica is the place where we find the meteorites in abundance. 

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