Multiple Choice
What causes an asteroid to drop out of orbit and travel toward Earth?
A) the gravitational influence of planets
B) the gravitational attraction of the sun
C) a change in magnetic characteristics due to its age
D) only the collision with another asteroid.
E) the slow loss of water, causing a change in path
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