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What object crosses paths with earth and enters earths atmosphere?
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What is a solar system object that enters Earths atmosphere and becomes very hot?
A asteroid ... You my son knows that n you don't ?
What becomes of the asteroids that falls into the earth atmosphere on the surface of earth?
An asteroid is generally a significantly large mass of matter. When such an object enters the earths atmosphere they are called meteors. Most burn up in the atmosphere. If they reach the surface then they are called meteorites. Many, many thousands do so but are tiny and cause little or no damage. As the earths surface is about 70% water most fall into seas and oceans. A relatively large body would cause massive damage if it hit a populated location. Such things have happened but rarely so. It is likely that such an event happened about 65 million years ago which resulted in the extinction of the dinosaurs. An example of such an impact can be seen in Arizona at the Barringer crater which is estimated to have happened about 50 thousand years ago.
What happens if an object enters the rectum?
If an object is entered into the anus, it usually requires a trip the the ER to have it removed.
What is an asteroid called when it is burning up in the earth's atmosphere?
A metiorite. I believe what you're talking about is a meteoroid, not an asteroid. An asteroid is rather large, revolves around the sun, and when one hits the Earth, and a few have, it is disastrous. A meteoroid, on the other hand, is much smaller and when it hits the Earth's atmosphere and burns up (due to the friction of the atmosphere) it is called a meteor. After it reaches the Earth's surface, it is called a meteorite. http://dictionary.infoplease.com/meteor merci, have a good day.
What drives the belts of whirling clouds and storms visible in images of Neptune and atmosphere?
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What is a solar system object that enters Earths atmosphere and becomes very hot?
A asteroid ... You my son knows that n you don't ?
What is a solar system object that enters Earth's atmosphere and becomes very hot due to friction between the object and Earth's atmosphere?
Meteor
What was the first ever man made object to leave the earths atmosphere?
sputnik
What is the name of a solid object traveling through space that strikes Earths atmosphere?
meteorite
Does meteors orbit the sun?
An object only becomes a meteor when it leaves orbit and enters earth's atmosphere.
Meteors that reach the earths surface are called?
A meteor IS a what you call a body of matter when it enters earth's atmosphere. A meteoroid is what you call a body of matter in space that hasn't entered earth's atmosphere. Source: Dictionary.com http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/meteor
What happens when a object pass the solar system and enters earth's atmosphere?
Usually meteors that collide with the earth's atmosphere are burned upon entry. The become what is known as "shooting stars".
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.
What happens if a asteroid hits your atmosphere would it become a meteorite?
Yes. An asteroid that enters Earth's atmosphere is known as a meteorite. If the object is small in size it will simply burn up in the Earth's upper atmosphere. If the object is significantly larger, it has a possibility of impacting the ground or ocean depending on its mass and composition.
How does gravity affect an object in motion?
it pulls the object towards the earth which kind of slows it down i guess. or is that friction? For an object travelling in the Earths atmosphere, or near to the Earth above the atmosphere, gravity provides a force pulling the object towards the centre of the Earth. Unless the object is travelling fast enough, what is called the escape velocity, this gravity force will ultimately cause the object to fall back to the surface. Friction is something else, the friction with the air in the atmosphere also slows the object, but this force acts in opposition to the direction of motion, not towards the Earths centre. To compute the trajectory of the object you need to take both forces into account.
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.
Does a meteor orbit the sun?
An object only becomes a meteor when it leaves orbit and enters earth's atmosphere.
