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What produces streak of light as it enters the earths atmosphere?
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When a meteoroid enters Earth's atmosphere it produces a streak of light called a(n)?
Meteor. And if it lands it is called a Meteorite.
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.
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
Why is a streak of light seen as a meteoroid enters the Earth's atmosphere?
Friction. As solid bodies pass into the atmosphere, the friction of the atmosphere passing over the surface heats them up. A common byproduct of heat is light. Those bodies that fall into the atmosphere that do not have a controlled descent, burn up. Those that are large enough to survive, or that do have a controlled descent, will contact the surface.
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.
What produces a streak of light as it enters earth's atmosphere?
Meteor
What prooduces a streak of light as it enters earths atmosphere?
A meteor or comet
What produces a streak of light as it enters the earth's atmosphere's?
Meteor
What term describes a streak of light when a meteoroid enters earths atmosphere?
"Meteor" does.
When a meteoroid enters Earth's atmosphere it produces a streak of light called a(n)?
Meteor. And if it lands it is called a Meteorite.
When a meteoroid enters Earth's atmosphere it produces a streak of light called a?
The streak of light created by a meteoroid entering the Earth's atmosphere is called a meteor. A meteorite is the remains of a meteoroid that did not vaporize after entering 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 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".
Meteoroids produce a streak of light when it enters the atmosphere what is it called?
asteroid
When a meteoroid enters the Earth's atmosphere it produces a streak of light called what?
A meteor or a shooting star. If the object isn't completeley vaporized and survives to reach the ground, it becomes a meterorite.
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.
Why does a meteor appear as a streak of light in the sky?
because when the meteor enters the atmosphere, it begins to burn and the tale we see is the fire left.
