Meteors become incandescent in their fall to earth because of their high speed causing friction with the air molecules. Also the air in front of them is very greatly compressed, and thus gets hot. The ones that reach the Earth are called meteorites.
They don't. Meteors only burn when they enter the tmosphere, where the friction burns them up.
Yes, meteors do fall very quickly to Earth.
Meteors burn up in the Mesosphere because of friction between the meteors and the molecules located here. The mesosphere is the coldest part of the Earth's atmosphere.
Meteors do not just disappear. Meteors either land somewhere on Earth out of site or they just burn up in the atmosphere.
They do fall on the Earth.
Most meteors disintegrate in the mesosphere as they fall closer to Earth. The mesosphere is the layer of the atmosphere located above the stratosphere and below the thermosphere, and it is where most meteoroids burn up due to the intense heat caused by friction with the air.
Meteors are seen in the sky when huge space junk enter the atmosphere and burn up.
Atmosphere.
It does to some extent. Rocky meteors typically burn up as they pass through our thick atmosphere. Nickel-iron meteors can burn up, but usually have the mass to punch through to some degree.
They may burn up while travelling through the earth's atmosphere.
They are hitting air molecules at a high speed and breaking them apart, which produces a lot of heat.
They are hitting air molecules at a high speed and breaking them apart, which produces a lot of heat.