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codyclark

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When you see the bright flash of a meteor, what are you actually seeing?
 
  A) emission of visible light from a particle that has not yet entered Earth's atmosphere
  B) the glow from a pea-size particle and the surrounding air as the particle burns up in our atmosphere
  C) a star that has suddenly shot across the sky
  D) the flash that occurs when a speeding rock from space hits the ground

Question 2

We are at ________ in January, when we are closest to the Sun in our elliptical orbit.
 
  Fill in the blank(s) with correct word


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Reply #1 on: Jul 27, 2018
Answer to Question 1

B

Answer to Question 2

perihelion


codyclark

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Reply 2 on: Jul 27, 2018
Excellent

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Great answer, keep it coming :)

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