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Depends whether it is moving in the same direction as the earth, or against it. About 20 km/sec is the average.
The fast ones move through space at perhaps 40 km/sec, and the slow ones perhaps half that.
The Earth is moving about 18km/sec, so that either adds or subtracts from the meteoroid speed, depending whether it moves with or against Earth's velocity.
About 15 000 tons of natural space debris falls on Earth each year.
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Why do space shuttles heat up when they re-enter into the earths atmosphere?
When the shuttle goes from the vacuum of space and enters the earths atmosphere, it heats up because of simple friction. The friction is from the shuttle going so fast and hitting the atmosphere. Same reason you sometimes see meteor showers.
Why does a space shuttle need to travel so fast when entering earths atmosphere?
Although it reaches incredible speeds, a Space Shuttle is not going fast when it enters the atmosphere. The gravitational pull of Earth, or just gravity, are pulling down on the space shuttle with immense force.
A bright streak of light in the sky caused by the entry into earth's atmosphere of a meteoroid?
When a meteoroid enters the earths atmosphere it is usually travelling very fast, fast enough to encounter great friction against the small amounts of gas at that height, so much so that is burns up under the heat generated. At that point it becomes very bright and visible to observers on earth, it is reffered to as a meteor or shooting star during the very breif burn phase.
How fast do the earths crusts move?
As fast as your fingernails grow
How fast does does sunrays travel?
Sunlight, or sunrays, travels at the speed of light, which is about 186,282 miles per second (299,792 kilometers per second) in a vacuum. When sunlight enters the Earth's atmosphere, it slows down slightly due to interactions with particles in the atmosphere, but it still travels at a very fast speed.
Why does a meteroid glow when it enters the earth's atmosphere?
When an object enters (or re-enters) Earth's atmosphere from outer space, the air is heated by the friction of the object's passage. This friction makes the object glow as it heats up. Remember, these things are traveling very fast, perhaps thousands of miles an hour, so the air around them gets heated up quite a bit. Space capsules and such have to have very good heat insulation on them or they'd burn up on re-entry.
Which space shuttle started on fire while entering the atmosphere?
It is not set on fire. As the space shuttle enters the atmosphere it is moving extremely fast, more than 17,000 miles per hour. In incredible speed causes the air around it to heat up to the point that it glows.
How fast is the earths moon moving?
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How fast is a meteor?
63 grams, because when a meteor enters the Earth's atmosphere , it is heated by friction and appears as a glowing streak of light .Meteor showers occurs when the Earth passes through the trial of dust particles left by a comet.Most meteors burn up in the atmosphere.
Why the asteroid catches fire when it entered into earth from space?
It is no really fire; it is plasma. When an asteroid enters Earth's atmosphere it is moving extremely fast. This rapid movement superheats the air around and in front of it, turning it into glowing plasma.
How might friction affect an object from outer space entering your atmosphere?
Friction slows objects down, changing kinetic energy into thermal energy. Usually an object from outer space will be travelling very, very fast as it enters the atmosphere and the friction (from the air resistance) will slow it down a lot. This energy is converted to heat, which is why objects can burn up in the atmosphere.
Would a weathering cause a fast change to the earths surface?
yes it will
