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Rocky objects is a lecture and an article regarding specific astronomical objects and their astrognosy.

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{Which of the following are rocks? - covellite + travertine - fluorite + maw sit sit - diamond + porcelainite - cristobalite
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{Yes or No, Meteors become visible between about 75 to 120 kilometers (34 - 70 miles) above the Earth. + Yes - No
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{Complete the text: A rocky object is any object, including astronomical { objects (i) }, composed of one or more types of { rocks (i) }.
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{Yes or No, A skydiver may have captured the first film ever of a meteorite plunging down at terminal velocity. + Yes - No
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{Which of the following are minerals? + feldspar - travertine + olivine - aeolianite + diamond - amphibolite + quartz - quartzite
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{Yes or No, Tephra or the smaller particles of tephra are lithometeors. + Yes - No
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{Complete the text: In the green, the { polarization (i) } of the pure { silicate (i) } composition qualitatively appears a better { fit (i) } to the shape of the observed polarization curves.
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{True or False, The silicates used to model the cometary coma dust are olivene (Mg-rich is green) and the pyroxene, asbestos. - TRUE + FALSE
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{Which of the following is not a phenomenon associated with a comet? - airglow - elongated dust particles - high albedo - olivine - Rayleighs + coronal mass ejection
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{Yes or No, Hail is a cryometeor. + Yes - No
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{With respect to protoplanetary disks what green mineral has been found? { olivine (i) }
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{Yes or No, The Zodiacal light is actually light reflecting off space dust. + Yes - No
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{Green earth is a natural pigment composed of what likely source of green? { magnesium (i) }
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{True or False, 2012 LZ1 is a meteorite. - TRUE + FALSE
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{Which of the following are rocky objects? + micrometeorites - andesite - fluorite + Leonid Meteor Shower + NWA 6963 + lavabomb - cristobalite + Phobos and Deimos
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Hypotheses

 * 1) Rocky objects should have rocks all the way through.