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An icy object moving through space in a highly eccentric orbit is called a

A. meteor.
B. meteoroid.
C. meteorite.
D. comet.

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An icy object moving through space in a highly eccentric orbit is called a comet. That is because non of them are icy except a comet.

Answer: D. comet
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