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What is it called when a meteor enters earth's atmosphere and friction causes it to burn up and produce a steak of light?
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A meteoroid is a small metallic or rocky body. If it passes through the atmosphere causing it to burn up is called a meteor or shooting star. Any remnants that reach the earth are called meteorites.
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What causes the streak of light observed when a meteoriod enters Earth's atmosphere?
The friction with the Earth's atmosphere causes a meteor to heat up and burn.
How does a space shuttle cause friction?
A space shuttle still has to leave the atmosphere, we aren't building them in space. While leaving the atmosphere a space shuttle causes a lot of friction as it rubs against the air on the way up.
What causes a meteor to burn?
gases combined with the speed, plus the passing through earths atmosphere. Or to answer in a word........friction!
What causes a space ship to get red hot when it enters into Earth atmosphere?
Spacecraft get red hot from friction with the atmosphere. At normal speeds this friction would not be of consequence but spacecraft enter at about 17, 000 miles per hour which causes heat to buildup from the friction of air faster than it can be dissipated. The fastest fighter aircraft only go about 2000 miles per hour and they use special alloys to withstand the heat.
What causes a spaceship to get red-hot when reentering earth's atmosphere?
The heat generated by friction due to 'rubbing' against the air at re-entry speed. This is the same effect that causes a stone or a grain of sand to burn when it enters the atmosphere and become visible as a 'shooting star'.
What causes a meteor to produce a large bright tail?
The friction with atmosphere causes heat and the meteor eventually burns out.
What causes friction on a meteroid and makes it glow?
The atmosphere of the earth.
What causes the streak of light observed when a meteoriod enters Earth's atmosphere?
The friction with the Earth's atmosphere causes a meteor to heat up and burn.
Do meteors produce their own light?
In the sense that atmospheric friction causes them to burn, yes.
How does a space shuttle cause friction?
A space shuttle still has to leave the atmosphere, we aren't building them in space. While leaving the atmosphere a space shuttle causes a lot of friction as it rubs against the air on the way up.
What causes a meteor to burn?
gases combined with the speed, plus the passing through earths atmosphere. Or to answer in a word........friction!
How does friction affect a meteor?
When a meteor enters the earth's atmosphere, friction with the air generates enormous amounts of heat, which causes the meteor to at least partially burn up.
What causes friction between two seemingly smooth surfaces?
Tiny collisions on the surfaces, called microwelds, cause friction.
Which force causes a bicycle to slow down when the brake are used?
That is called friction.
How does the energy from the sun produce waves?
It warms the atmosphere which causes convection and wind. The wind blowing across the surface of water causes waves.
What causes a space ship to get red hot when it enters into Earth atmosphere?
Spacecraft get red hot from friction with the atmosphere. At normal speeds this friction would not be of consequence but spacecraft enter at about 17, 000 miles per hour which causes heat to buildup from the friction of air faster than it can be dissipated. The fastest fighter aircraft only go about 2000 miles per hour and they use special alloys to withstand the heat.
How do aircrafts or petrol tankers prevent the buildup of excessive static electicity?
Airplanes accumulate static electricity when its in the air (air friction). The friction then strips electrons from the atmosphere and causes them to build up on the airplane.
