Mysterious West Coast Lights Actually Space Debris

Mysterious West Coast Lights Actually Space Debris

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The video, which sparked confusion on Twitter, depicts space debris over Seattle. The National Weather Service in Portland received numerous calls about the bright lights in the sky. It was later identified as debris from a SpaceX rocket that had launched earlier in the month and was reentering the Earth's atmosphere.

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What was the main cause of confusion on Twitter according to the video?

A new weather phenomenon

A meteor shower

Space junk flying around

A UFO sighting

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which organization received calls about the bright lights in the sky?

The Federal Aviation Administration

NASA

The National Weather Service in Portland

The Seattle Police Department

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Over which city were the mysterious bright lights observed?

Los Angeles

Portland

San Francisco

Seattle

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What was the source of the debris that caused the bright lights?

A weather balloon

A SpaceX rocket

A satellite

A meteor

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

When did the SpaceX rocket, which caused the debris, launch?

Last week

Last year

Earlier this month

Earlier this year