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Consider the following statements

1. Asteroid is a chunk of ice and rock originating from the outer solar system, often accompanied by a coma and tail.

2. Comet is a rock in orbit generally between Mars and Jupiter.

3. Perseid meteor Shower is the dust of Comet Swift Tuttle which passes through Earth every year.

Which of the statements given above is / are correct?

1 only

2 only

3 only

1, 2 and 3

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Explanation:

1. Comet is a chunk of ice and rock originating from the outer solar system, often accompanied by a coma and tail.

2. Asteroid is a rock in orbit generally between Mars and Jupiter. Sometimes asteroids get bounced towards Earth.

3. Perseid meteor Shower is the dust of Comet Swift Tuttle which passes through Earth every year.

4. The meteor shower is caused when debris heat up as they enter the atmosphere and burn up in a bright burst of light.

5. Comet Swift-Tuttle, having a nucleus of about 16 miles (26 kilometres) wide, is the largest object known to repeatedly pass by Earth. The Comet last passed nearby Earth during its orbit around the sun in 1992. It will next pass by the Earth in 2026.