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What is the glowing trail that results when a meteroid burns up in earths atmosphere?
Air heated to incandescence.
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 is a small meteroid that burns up Earth's atmosphere?
meteor, shooting star, are alternate names. They are pieces of rock that whiz through the Solar System. The small ones burn up in the atmosphere.
Is a meteroid the size of a pebble?
Meteroids' can be very big or very small. There is no exact size of a meteroid.
If a meteoroid hits earths surface it is called?
An object in space is called a meteroid. A meteroid that is in the Earth's atmophere is called a meteor. A meteor that falls to the Earth is called a meterioite.
What causes friction on a meteroid and makes it glow?
The atmosphere of the earth.
What does meteoroid mean?
A meteroid is a natural object in space. A meteroid can enter the atmosphere and become a meteor. If its remains strike the ground and survive, it is a meteorite.
Why does a meteroid not reach earth?
Burns up before entering the Earths 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.
Is ti true that a meteroid burns up in earths atmosphere?
yes, but not always it depends on the size
What is the glowing trail that results when a meteroid burns up in earths atmosphere?
Air heated to incandescence.
What happens to a meteroid when it hits the Earth's atmosphere?
It burns up (then it is a meteor) and sometimes crashes on Earth (a meteorite)
What is the difference between an asteroid and a meteroid?
A metoriod is floating in space,a metor is falling trough our atmosphere, and a metorite is on the ground.
What is the orbit of a meteroid?
Meteroid orbits are random. Much like a comet.
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 happens to a meteroid when it hits earth's atmosphere?
It burns up. Or if too big to burn completely, it will be a fireball. Do NOT try to catch them with your bate hands.
What is a small meteroid that burns up Earth's atmosphere?
meteor, shooting star, are alternate names. They are pieces of rock that whiz through the Solar System. The small ones burn up in the atmosphere.
