Select the correct answer. A meteor is approaching Earth. Which statement about its motion is true? A. The meteor travels upward relative to Earth. B. The meteor accelerates. C. The meteor is out of Earth's gravitational force field. D. The meteor falls with a constant velocity.

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Gavin Hampton

26 January, 10:07

Select the correct answer. A meteor is approaching Earth. Which statement about its motion is true? A. The meteor travels upward relative to Earth. B. The meteor accelerates. C. The meteor is out of Earth's gravitational force field. D. The meteor falls with a constant velocity.

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Stacy Matthews · Answer 1

The meteor accelerates is the true statement about motion when it is approaching Earth.

Answer: Option B

Explanation:

Meteor is referred as the rock or a body made of metal wandering in space. The earth has gravitational pull and when any object or anything comes by, it gets accelerated.

Similarly when a meteor approached the earth, it gets pulled by gravitational force acting upon the earth and it gets accelerated and is forced to move into the earth's field.