Chunks of rock and metal from planetary bodies that survive their journey through the atmosphere and fall to the ground are called meteorites and scientists have found over 50,000 on Earth's surface. What is the origin of the majority these meteorites?

A. They are pieces of a planet that have broken off.
B. They are the original materials from which the planets formed.
C. They are bits of our moon that have eroded and fell back to Earth.
D. They are jarred loose from a meteor belt found among the outer planets.

It should be D. They are jarred loose from a meteor belt found among the outer planets.

Explanation:

Meteors are often space trash from spacecraft and satellites that have broken off. They could also be pieces of planets that have floated into the meteor belt with the space trash, it then falls to the ground as a meteorite.

answer: all : )

explanation:

answer and explanation;

volcanic rocks are igneous rocks which form from lava, molten rock which has been thrust out of a volcano onto the surface of a rocky body such as an asteroid, planet, or dwarf planet.  

plutonic rocks are igneous rocks which form from subterranean chambers of molten rock or magma. plutonic rocks make up the base of continental crust as well as oceanic crust. their slow rate of formation causes them to be coarse grained since there is plenty of time for large crystals to form before the magma solidifies into rock.

the textural difference is that plutonic rocks are more coarse grained than volcanic rocks. plutonic rocks are coarse grained while volcanic are fine grained ; glassey or fragmental. since fine and coarse are adjectives the decision as to whether a rock is fine or coarse grained is generally made on the bases of whether or not the individual crystals can be seen in most if the rock.