Asteroids tumbled through space like rocky wanderers.

Meaning: The asteroids were moving through space and they were made of rock.

Choice of Words: The word "tumbled" means to fall or roll over and over. "Space" is the area beyond the earth's atmosphere. "Rocky" means made of rock. "Wanderers" are people or things that travel from place to place.

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Asteroids bumped into each other in space like rambunctious children.

Meaning: This means that the asteroids were hitting each other in space like noisy and playful children.

Choice of Words: Asteroids are large rocks in space. Bumped means to hit something. Each other means that the asteroids were hitting each other. In space is the vast emptiness that surrounds the Earth and other planets. Like is a word that compares two things. Rambunctious means to be noisy and playful. Children are young people.

Asteroids careened through space like wayward meteors.

Meaning: This means that the asteroids were moving through space in a wild and uncontrolled way, like lost or wandering meteors.

Choice of Words: Asteroids are large rocks in space. Careened means to move in a wild and uncontrolled way. Through space is the vast emptiness that surrounds the Earth and other planets. Like is a word that compares two things. Wayward means to be lost or wandering. Meteors are small pieces of rock that fall from space.

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