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What streak of light produced when a meteoroid burns up in our atmosphere?
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∙ 8y ago
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.
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∙ 12y ago
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∙ 12y agoWhen a meteoroid passes through the atmosphere at high velocity it becomes incandescent. That is the cause of the streaks of light called meteors.
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∙ 7y agoAir heated to the point where it glows.
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∙ 10y agoThe bright streak of light is a meteor.
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What is the glowing trail that results when a meteoroid burns up in the atmosphere?
it's called a meteor
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 the name of a piece of stone or metal that falls from space to earth?
If it falls on the Earth, it would be called a meteorite. If it burns up in the atmosphere, it is called a meteor and if it doesn't enter the atmosphere it is a meteoroid.
What is the interplanetary material that burns up and becomes a bright glowing streak of light in earth's atmosphere?
Meteors, which are tiny grains of rock.
What is the difference between a meteoroid and an asteroid?
Asteroid: elatively small, inactive body, composed of rock, carbon or metal, which is orbiting the Sun. Comet: A relatively small, sometimes active object, which is composed of dirt and ices. Comets are characterised by dust and gas tails when in proximity to the Sun. Far from the Sun it is difficult to distinguish an asteroid from a comet. Meteoroid: A small particle from an asteroid or comet orbiting he Sun. Meteor:A meteoroid that is observed as it burns up in the Earth's atmosphere - a shooting star. Meteorite: A meteoroid that survives its passage through the Earth's atmosphere and impacts the Earth's surface.A meteoroid is a meteor that hits earth and is recorded, a meteor just keeps orbiting, and orbiting the sun
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.
A meteoroid that burns up in earths atmosphere is called a?
A meteoroid is a small piece of space debris in the solar system. When a meteoroid enters the Earths atmosphere it becomes a meteor (shooting star).If the meteoroid survives the atmosphere and lands on the Earth, it becomes a meteorite.
A meteor is a meteoriod that?
A meteor is a meteoroid that... burns up in Earth's atmosphere.
What is the streak of light called when a meteoroid falls toward earth and burns up in the sky?
its called Dave.
What is the glowing trial that results when a meteoroid burns up in earths atmosphere?
Meteor
What is the glowing trail that results when a meteoroid burns up in the atmosphere?
it's called a meteor
What is a glowing trail that results when a meteoroid burns up in earths atmosphere?
it's called a meteor
What is glowing trail that results when a meteoroid burns up earth atmosphere?
it's called a meteor
What is the glowing trail that results when the meteoroid burns up the earths atmosphere?
it's called a meteor
What is the glowing trail that results when meteoroid burns up in earths atmosphere?
it's called a meteor
When a rock falls from outer space all the way to the ground is called?
A meteoroid is space debris that is made up of rock. A meteoroid that enters Earth's atmosphere and burns up is called a meteor. A meteorite is a meteor that survives the fall through Earth's atmosphere.
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.
