Question

Comets and asteroids which enter the Earth's surroundings due to the gravitational pull of nearby planets are called NEOs. What does NEO stand for?
Near-Earth Objects
New-Earth Objects
Near-Earth Orbits
Near-Earth Orbs

Answer 1

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NEO stand for Near Earth Objects.

>> Comets and asteroids are celestial bodies found in space.

>> They are basically big stones.

>> There are around 6,00,000 asteroids in Solar System, more than 20,000 are Near-Earth Objects.

>> The Comets and asteroids which are NEO are risky as they may cause collision.

Answer 2

Answer : Near-Earth Objects

Explanation:

• Comets and asteroids which enter the Earth's surroundings due to the gravitational pull of nearby planets are called NEOs.

• NEOs stands for Near-Earth Objects.

• Near-Earth objects (NEO) are asteroids or comets whose orbit intersects Earth's orbit.

• There are more than 600,000 asteroids and more than 20,000 are NEOs in our Solar system.