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When an asteroid is burning up in the Earth's atmosphere what is called?
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meteor A shooting star.
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When an asteroid is burning up in earths atmosphere it is called what?
meteor
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.
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.
How do meteors orbit the sun?
Meteors do not orbit the Sun. Meteors are to be found/seen in the Earth's atmosphere burning up. Before they enter the Earths atmosphere they are called meteoroids and if they land on Earth they are called meteorites.
What is the particles outside earths atmosphere?
The particles outside the Earths atmosphere are called, meteoroids.
What is a asteroid called when it is buring up in the earth's atmosphere?
A meteor.
When a meteoroid enters earths atmosphere what is that stream of light called?
Sometimes it is called a "shooting star" but the stream of light is just the meteoroid burning up and parts of it break off.
Meteoroids produce a streak of light when it enters the atmosphere what is it called?
asteroid
When an asteroid is burning up in the Earth's atmospheres it is called a?
If it's an asteroid - it's normally called a disaster.I believe you are thinking of a meteor or shooting star.
What the third layer of the earths atmosphere is called?
The third layer of Earth's atmosphere is called the Mesosphere.
What is the earths third atmosphere's layer called?
Mesosphere.
What is the air above the earths surface called?
The atmosphere
