Answer:
A. near-Earth objects.
Explanation:
Science can be defined as a branch of intellectual and practical study which systematically observe a body of fact in relation to the structure and behavior of non-living and living organisms (animals, plants and humans) in the natural world through experiments.
When scientists discuss objects that might hit Earth, the term which they use to describe them as a group is near-Earth objects.
A near-Earth objects can be defined as a small solar system body such as comets and asteroids whose orbit draws it close or in proximity to the earth's orbit due to the gravitational force of attraction of nearby planetary bodies.
Basically, if the closest approach of a planetary body to the Sun is less than 1.3 AU it is considered to be a near-Earth objects.
Hence, near-Earth objects may pose a collision danger to planet earth.
Answer: A Near Earth objects
Explanation:
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NEOs
When scientists discuss objects that might hit Earth, what term do they use to describe them as a group?
near-Earth objects
asteroids and comets
Shoemaker-Levy 9
celestial bodies
