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Astronomy current events question: comet material inside LaPaz Icefield 02342 meteorite

Astronomy 210L, spring semester 2019
Cuesta College, San Luis Obispo, CA

Students are assigned to read online articles on current astronomy events, and take a short current events quiz during the first 10 minutes of lab. (This motivates students to show up promptly to lab, as the time cut-off for the quiz is strictly enforced!)
News release, "Cometary Surprise Found Inside Meteorite" (April 15, 2019)
carnegiescience.edu/news/cometary-surprise-found-inside-meteorite
Material encased within the LaPaz Icefield 02342 meteorite may have come from primitive:
(A) comets.
(B) diamonds.
(C) solar flares.
(D) dark matter.
(E) helium hydride.

Correct answer: (A)

Student responses
Sections 30679, 30680
(A) : 30 students
(B) : 2 students
(C) : 0 students
(D) : 4 students
(E) : 2 students

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