Multiple choice general knowledge

This word means wanderer

  1. asteroid

  2. nebula

  3. meteoite

  4. planet
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D Correct answer
Explanation

The word planet comes from the Greek word planetes, meaning wanderer. Ancient Greeks called them wanderers because planets appeared to move across the night sky unlike fixed stars. Asteroids, nebulae, and meteorites are not called wanderers in astronomical terminology.

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