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As a meteoroid encounters the Earth's atmosphere frictional heating begins at an altitude of 100 to 120 km. What happens next depends on the speed, mass, and friability (tendency to break up) of the meteoroid.

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How can you use meteor in a sentence?

I looked up at the night sky and saw a bright meteor streaking across, leaving a trail of light behind.


How do you use the word meteor in a sentence?

The meteor came plummeting towards the earth.


Does a meteor shower happen when a meteor passes through the orbit of a comet?

A meteor shower happens when the Earth passes through a debris field of a comet's orbit or other similar celestial debris that may or may not have a regular cycle of occurrence. The term meteor shower refers to an unusual number of meteors visible per minute in the night sky as shooting stars. When you see a shooting star, you are actually seeing a meteor burn up in the outer reaches of our atmosphere. If you see 3 or more shooting stars (meteors burning up) per minute in the night sky, you are in a meteor shower. Most the time it is difficult to tell if you are in a meteor shower because of the low count per hour versus the count per minute. You can got to the web site for the American Meteor Society for listing and dates of various meteor showers.


What part of the sky are the leonids visible?

The radiant, the point they appear to come from is in the constellation Leo, hence the name Leonids. It will be rising from the horizon as the night goes on. However, meteors can come from anywhere and as meteors fly across the sky, just look up and keep scanning the sky and you will get a chance to see some wherever you look.


When can you see shooting stars?

You can see shooting stars during meteor showers, which occur when the Earth passes through the debris left by a comet. The best time to see shooting stars is late at night when the sky is darkest and free from city lights.

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What do Meteor fill the night sky?

showers


How can you use meteor in a sentence?

I looked up at the night sky and saw a bright meteor streaking across, leaving a trail of light behind.


Which feature of the night sky is also known as a shooting star?

meteor


What is a small body of matter that may be seen as a streak of light in the night sky?

A Meteor


What is the other name of meteor?

A meteor is often called a 'shooting star' or 'falling star', after its appearance as a momentary streak of light in the night sky.


How can you tell a meteor from a comment in the night sky?

Meteors hit the Earth's atmosphere and burn up in a second or two. They streak across the night sky and are gone. Comets are farther away, and move only slowly, night by night, across the sky.


What do you do on a meteor shower?

Look at the beautiful night sky at 8:00 pm - about 3:00 am.


What phenomenon in the sky can reveal themselves as trailing light in the night sky?

Meteors (sometimes), and comets. If it moves quickly, it is a meteor. If it seems to be static in the sky, it is a comet.


What is the point called from which the meteors originate in the night sky?

The point from which meteors appear to originate in the night sky is called the radiant. This point marks the direction in the sky from which the meteors appear to be coming during a meteor shower.


How do you use the word meteor in a sentence?

The meteor came plummeting towards the earth.


A student says that she saw a shooting star in the sky last night What did she really see?

she really saw a meteor


What are display of frequent meteor sightings called?

A display of frequent meteor sightings is known as a meteor shower. This occurs when the Earth passes through a trail of debris left behind by a comet, resulting in an increased frequency of meteors visible in the night sky.