The group of small pieces of rock revolving round the Sun between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter are called
meteors
comets
meteorites
asteroids
Correct Answer :
D. asteroids
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December 25
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Pulsar
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Ten minutes
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Only 1
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Day and night
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January-3
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undulations on the solar surface
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part of a constellation
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