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No, a meteor is a small piece of space rock that burns very brightly and with high temperature as it passes into our atmosphere at high speed.

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Is the sun a meteor?

No, the sun is not a meteor. The sun is a star that emits heat and light due to nuclear fusion reactions occurring in its core. A meteor is a small rocky or metallic body that enters the Earth's atmosphere and burns up due to friction, creating a streak of light.


Why is a shooting star inaccurate name for a meteor?

because the shooting star of the shooting star in the galaxy is parr and the field goal of the meteor has to give a striaght parabala and right axis toward the sun.


What is the correct term for a shooting star?

A meteor. If any of it survives the fall through the atmosphere and makes it to Earth, that part is a meteorite.


What kind of star is a meteor?

a meteor is NOT a star it is a bit of rock


Is your Sun part of a binary star pair?

No. The Sun is a solitary star.


What causes a meteor to shine like a star?

Meteors shine like a star because of the friction with Earth's atmosphere as they travel at high speeds. This causes the meteor to heat up and glow.


How does a meteor shower occur?

Meteor showers occur when a meteor comes too close to the earth and gets drawn in by the earth's gravity. The light you see trailing behind the meteor (shooting star) is Ice melting off of it from the sun's heat.


Why is a shootig star an inaccurate name of a meteor?

A meteor isn't really a star.


Is a falling star a meteor or meteorite?

A falling star is a meteor. A meteorite is a meteor that has hit the ground.


How the falling star fall?

A falling star or meteor is a fragment of rock in orbit round the Sun, which happens to be intercepted by the Earth's atmosphere. At some point the Earth's gravity takes over and captures the meteor, and the meteor falls at high speed. Most meteors burn out before reaching the ground.


Is the sun part of the ozone layer?

No, it is not. Sun is a different star.


What is a shote?

A Shooting star is not a star. It is a Meteor.