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Yes and No, When they are flying down toward earth the are burning in the atmosphere thus making them appear to glow.
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What is the thin blue glow covering of the earth?
That's the blue sky we look up everyday. The blue sky is just a layer colored in blue. That's why when we go up higher into the atmosphere, we can see the "blue glow", that's the sky. :D
What is the glow stuff actually called in a glow stick?
peroxyacid ester
How can you make a dolls hair glow in the dark?
Buy a glow in a dark hair color die n die the dolls hair and it will glow
Is corn a grow or glow food?
glow foods are fruits and veges. so corn is glow food
Which is more poisonous Regular Paint or Glow Paint?
Glow Paint is much more poisonous that Regular Paint (Glow Paint Kills You if it enters your body)
Does air resistance make meteors glow?
Yes, in a way it does make meteors glow. Air resistance creates friction on the rock which heats it up. This heat is then emitted in the form of light, which is why you see meteors glow.
How meteors occur?
Small particles of rock or dust slam into a planet's atmosphere. Friction against the atmosphere creates immense heat which causes air hit by the meteoroid to glow. Soon after, the meteor disintegrates or lands.
What layer of atmosphere where meteors burn up while entering the earth?
Meteors start to glow in the Mesosphere, and usually burn out in the upper Stratosphere. Put another way, when you first see a meteor, it is about 80 miles up, and when it "goes out" it is about 40 miles up.
What are small extraterrestrial particles that glow brightly and burn up as they travel through earths atmosphere is it asteroids or microcomets or mesocoronas or meteoroids?
That's a description of meteoroids.
What sphere do you see meteors?
Meteors generally burn up in the Mesosphere, but depending on the velocity and size of the meteor, they can burn up at almost any level of the atmosphere. We can see meteors because they emit light when they enter the atmosphere as the heated air around them glows from the heat. The reason they get hot and the meteor generally burns up is that when the extremely fast meteor hits the atmosphere, it compresses the air it hits and thus causes the temperature of the air to rise until the air glows from the heat. Also, the incredible friction as the meteor rubs against the atmosphere contributes to its glow and its burning up.
In what part of the atmosphere does solar particles hit atoms and cause them to glow?
In the very highest layer of the atmosphere, the ionosphere, solar particles collide with oxygen and nitrogen atoms and green, blue and red light is given off.This light is the http://wiki.answers.com/FAQ/7810
Why do meteors light up or burn when seen in the night sky?
Meteors are space debris made of rock or metal. When they enter the Earths atmosphere they heat up through friction with the air and glow very brightly. They can be seen streaking across the sky and seem to be on fire. Hence the name fireball.
A piece of stone or metal that falls to the earths surface?
glow stone
What causes friction on a meteroid and makes it glow?
The atmosphere of the earth.
Why are meteorite non luminous?
The high speed that meteors travel through the atmosphere results in friction that causes them to become luminous. They become hot enough to burn and glow and their speed, mass, and size are factors that determine their luminosity.
What is layer of the sun's atmosphere that has a reddish glow?
chromosphere
Why do meteors burn up when they glow?
They are glowing because they are burning. They are just pieces of ice, dust, dirt or rocks floating through space that enter the Earth's atmosphere and start to burn up. Most are destroyed completely while others survive to reach the surface, in which case they are known as meteorites.
