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What do you call a streak of light made by a tiny rock passing through earth's atmosphere?
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What produces streak of light as it enters the earths atmosphere?
meteor
What is the term for a metiorite which enters earths atmosphere?
The streak of light across the sky caused when a space rock falls through the atmosphere and is heated to incandescence is a "meteor".
What prooduces a streak of light as it enters earths atmosphere?
A meteor or comet
What is an interplanetary material that falls in to earths atmosphere?
As it falls through the atmosphere and heats up, the glowing streak of light is called a meteor. If fragments of the object actually get through the atmosphere and fall to the ground, the fragments are called meteorites.
What term describes a streak of light when a meteoroid enters earths atmosphere?
"Meteor" does.
What is a bright streak of light in the sky caused by the entry into earths atmosphere of a meteroroid?
It's simply dust and ice particles being heated - by friction, as the meteorite travels through the Earth's atmosphere.
When a meteoroid enter earths atmosphere it produces a streak of light called a n?
Meteor. And if it lands it is called a Meteorite.
What is a streak of light that passes the through the atmosphere?
Meteor is the term used to describe the streak of light (also called a shooting star) that passes through the atmosphere. The light is caused when a meteroid hits the atmosphere and burns up.
Does a asteroid appear as a streak in the sky?
No. It is a meteor that appears as a brief streak in the sky as it burns up going through Earth's atmosphere.
What is streak of light that passes through the atmosphere?
Depending on what you are thinking of, it could be either Lightning, or a meteor seen at night.
Who was the closest to passing undertakers WrestleMania streak?
edge
What is the streak of light called that is seen after an asteroid enter's earth's atmosphere?
The bright streak of light is the meteoroid burning up in the atmosphere due to friction from its extreme velocity. If the meteoroid completely burns up, it is called a meteor; if part of it makes it to the ground, it is called a meteorite.
