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Match the celestial bodies with their descriptions. meteorite asteroid meteor comet an object from space burning up as it enters the atmosphere of a planet arrowRight a small body in space, usually composed of rock or metal arrowRight an object from space that falls to the surface of a planet without completely burning up arrowRight a body made mainly of ice and dust that leaves a trail of dust known as a tail as it approaches the Sun arrowRight

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1-An object from space burning up as it enters the atmosphere of a planet-Meteor

2-A small body in space, usually composed of rock or metal-Asteroid

3-An object from space that falls to the surface of a planet without completely burning up-Meteorite

4-A body made mostly of ice and dust that leaves a trail of dust known as a tail as it approaches the Sun-Comet

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An object from space burning up as it enters the atmosphere of a planet: Meteor

A small body in space, usually composed of rock or metal: Asteroid

An object from space that falls to the surface of a planet without completely burning up: Meteorite

A body made mostly of ice and dust that leaves a trail of dust known as a tail as it approaches the Sun: Comet

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