Chunks of rock and metal from planetary bodies that survive their journey through the atmosphere and fall to the ground are call
ed meteorites and scientists have found over 50,000 on Earth's surface. What is the origin of the majority these meteorites? A. They are pieces of a planet that have broken off.
B. They are the original materials from which the planets formed.
C. They are bits of our moon that have eroded and fell back to Earth.
D. They are jarred loose from a meteor belt found among the outer planets.
It should be D. They are jarred loose from a meteor belt found among the outer planets.
Explanation:
Meteors are often space trash from spacecraft and satellites that have broken off. They could also be pieces of planets that have floated into the meteor belt with the space trash, it then falls to the ground as a meteorite.
