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A meteor which enters the atmosphere and does not burn up entirely as it falls to the ground as a rock?
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Is called a meteorite.
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What is the source of meteor showers?
The source of meteor showers is debris which is constantly moving around in space. As it enters the atmosphere, it is quickly burnt up and very little actually makes it to the ground.
What produces streak of light as it enters the earths atmosphere?
meteor
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
When a rock falls from outer space all the way to the ground is called?
A meteoroid is space debris that is made up of rock. A meteoroid that enters Earth's atmosphere and burns up is called a meteor. A meteorite is a meteor that survives the fall through Earth's atmosphere.
Does a meteor orbit the sun?
An object only becomes a meteor when it leaves orbit and enters earth's atmosphere.
What is a meteroid that enters earths atmosphere?
When a meteoroid enters the Earth's atmosphere, it is called a meteor. A meteor that passes through the atmosphere and strikes the ground is called a meteorite.
What Forms when a meteoroid enters earths atmosphere?
Meteoroids don't enter the earths atmosphere, Meteors do. Meteoroids are the rocks that you find on the ground after a meteor penetrated the atmosphere and made it to the ground.
Interplanetary material that enters the Earth's atmosphere and collides with the ground rather than burning up is called?
Meteor
What produces a streak of light as it enters the earth's atmosphere's?
Meteor
What is a rock from space that burns in space?
A meteor. But it does not burn in space. When it enters the earth's atmosphere it starts to glow from friction caused by its contact with our atmosphere. At this stage is is technically called a meteor. When it lands on the ground it is called a meteorite.
What is a meteor calls when it enters earths atmosphere?
A meteorite.
When a meteor enters Earth's atmosphere it is called a?
A meteorite.
What do you call rock that enters earths atmosphere?
Meteor
What is the source of meteor showers?
The source of meteor showers is debris which is constantly moving around in space. As it enters the atmosphere, it is quickly burnt up and very little actually makes it to the ground.
What happens when a meteor enters a planetary atmosphere?
it gets destroyed.
What produces a streak of light as it enters earth's atmosphere?
Meteor
What produces streak of light as it enters the earths atmosphere?
meteor
