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A meteorite! hey here is a joke! if a meteor that hits is a meteorite what do you call one that misses? a meteorworong!
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What are two things that may happen when a meteoroid moves through a planet's atmosphere?
two things that may happen to the meteoroid is that it might burn or collide with the Earth.
What streak of light produced when a meteoroid burns up in our atmosphere?
A `shooting star`, `falling star` or more technically, a meteor. They are called meteoroids in space, meteors when then are burning up in the atmosphere and meteorites if any remnants are found on the planets surface.
This is a space rock that is passing through the atmosphere.?
this is called a meteor.
What is the strongest evidence that CFC are in the stratosphere?
Satellite measurements of light passing through the atmosphere
What is the strongest evidence that cfcs are in the stratosphere?
Satellite measurements of light passing through the atmosphere
What happens to a meteoroid in order for it to become a meteoroid?
A meteoroid that survives its passage through Earth's atmosphere becomes a meteorite. It must be both large and dense. I hope it is useful for you.
What is the name for a meteoroid that passes through the atmosphere?
A meteoroid in the atmosphere is a "meteor", and one that reaches the ground is a "meteorite".
Light made by a meteoroid as it passes through the atmosphere?
Meteor.
How does a meteor apperoch earth?
A meteoroid travels through the solar system. If it comes close enough to the earth then the earth's gravitational attraction will pull it towards the earth. If the meteoroid get pulled into the earth's atmosphere it becomes a meteor, and by this time it is already captured by earth's gravity.
What causes a meteoroid to enter earths atmosphere?
The meteoroid heats up and sometimes breaks throught the atmosphere
What do you call a space rock while it is coming through the Earth's atmosphere?
Meteora meteoroid
What is the flash of light produced when a meteoroid passes through earth's atmosphere is?
meteor ^v^
What is an object that strikes the earth's after falling through the atmosphere?
probably or mostly a meteoroid (scientific answer)
What is the flash of light produced when a meteoroid passes through the earths atmosphere?
meteor ^v^
What are two things that may happen when a meteoroid moves through a planet's atmosphere?
two things that may happen to the meteoroid is that it might burn or collide with the Earth.
Why do meteors not burn up when they enter earths atmosphere?
Actually they do burn up when they pass through the earth's atmosphere.A meteoroid is a small rock or particle of debris in our solar system. A meteoroid that burns up as it passes through the Earth's atmosphere is known as a meteor.
What is a meteroid that enters earths atmosphere?
When a meteoroid enters the Earth's atmosphere, it is called a meteor. A meteor that passes through the atmosphere and strikes the ground is called a meteorite.
