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A meteoroid enters the atmosphere and becomes a meteor. As it burns up it does cause a long bright streak in the sky. The duration and intensity of this bright streak depends on the size of the meteoroid. Larger ones burn brighter, and for longer.
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∙ 13y ago
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∙ 12y agoIf it is an iron based meteoroid it would be the iron burning. You can simulate it if you take a piece of steel wool and light it with a match. The burning iron idea applies to any other metal in the meteoroid.THe tail of a comet though is caused by the ice burnig because of the suns heat and th tiny particles of space dust glistening off the what is nick named a "dirty snowball".
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∙ 14y agoMeteoroids are the actual particles that travel in space. Meteors are the ones that enter the atmosphere and burn up. Meteorites are the microminorty of meteors that survive the plunge and hit the ground. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Meteoroid
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∙ 16y agoThe term is generally "falling star", the phenomena is heat and light generated by intense friction with the atmosphere as the object falls to the earth, discintegrating it usually entirely or nearly entirely before impact.
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∙ 13y agoAs 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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∙ 15y agoAn unusually bright meteor is known as a fireball.
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∙ 15y agoThe only thing I can think of is a meteor shower.
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∙ 14y agoI think it is the flame once it enters Earths atmosphere but im not sure so you might want to check up on it i am 85% sure
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∙ 11y agoPassing into the Earth's atmosphere, it is a meteor. If it strikes the surface, it is called a meteorite.
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∙ 14y agoA meteor burning up as it enters our atmosphere causes the streak of light, commonly (and incorrectly) called a shooting star. If a piece reaches the ground, it is called a meteorite.
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What is miraculous about the meteor?
It makes an A in the night sky
How did leonids get their name?
The Leonid meteor showers are so named because they appear to radiate from near the constellation Leo in the night sky. Most of the periodic meteor showers are named based on the area of the sky from which they appear.
How can you use meteor in a sentence?
The meteor fell from the sky
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 iz the bright streak in the sky?
meteor showers
What do Meteor fill the night sky?
showers
What is miraculous about the meteor?
It makes an A in the night sky
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.
How did leonids get their name?
The Leonid meteor showers are so named because they appear to radiate from near the constellation Leo in the night sky. Most of the periodic meteor showers are named based on the area of the sky from which they appear.
How can you use meteor in a sentence?
The meteor fell from the sky
A student says that she saw a shooting star in the sky last night What did she really see?
she really saw a meteor
How can you easily spot a meteor during meteor shower?
By looking at the sky.
