*Question*
Answer the following question given this paragraph: Meteoroids are smaller than asteroids, ranging from the size of boulders to the size of sand grains. When meteoroids enter Earth's atmosphere, they vaporize, creating a trail of glowing gas called a meteor. If any of the meteoroid reaches Earth, the remaining object is called a meteorite. Q: When a meteoroid reaches earth, what is the remaining object called? Choices: - comet - meteor - orbit - meteorite A:
**Answer**
meteorite

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Answer the following question given this paragraph: Pangaea has been breaking apart since about 250 million years ago. Divergent plate boundaries formed within the continents to cause them to rift apart. The continents are still moving apart. The Pacific is shrinking as the Atlantic is growing. The Appalachians ( Figure below ) are now on a passive margin. The mighty mountains have weathered and eroded to what they are today. Q: How many millions of years ago did pangaea begin breaking apart? Choices: - 600 - 400 - 500 - 250 A:
**Answer**
250

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Answer the following question given this paragraph: We are lucky to have an atmosphere on Earth. The atmosphere supports life, and is also needed for the water cycle and weather. The gases of the atmosphere even allow us to hear. Q: What supports life, and is also needed for the water cycle and weather? Choices: - fossil fuels - oxygen - greenhouse gas - atmosphere A:
**Answer**
atmosphere

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Answer the following question given this paragraph: Burning and other changes in matter do not destroy matter. The mass of matter is always the same before and after the changes occur. Q: How does burning matter affect its mass? Choices: - the mass quadruples - the mass increases - the mass decreases - the mass remains the same A:
**Answer**
the mass remains the same