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What produces streak of light as it enters the earths atmosphere?
meteor
What is the glowing trial that results when a meteoroid burns up in earths atmosphere?
Meteor
What is the flash of light produced when a meteoroid passes through the earths atmosphere?
meteor ^v^
What causes a meteor to burn?
gases combined with the speed, plus the passing through earths atmosphere. Or to answer in a word........friction!
Would there be friction on a meteor coming towards earth?
Yes, there would be friction as the meteor enters Earth's atmosphere at high speeds, causing it to heat up and potentially burn up. This is known as aerodynamic heating and can cause the meteor to break apart or disintegrate before reaching the surface.
Related Questions
What is a meteor calls when it enters earths atmosphere?
A meteorite.
What do we call pieces of stones that enter earths atmosphere?
Meteoritesis what we call stones that enter the earths atmosphere.
When an asteroid is burning up in earths atmosphere it is called what?
meteor
What produces streak of light as it enters the earths atmosphere?
meteor
Why are meteor showers not harmful to humans?
They burn high in the earths atmosphere.
What prooduces a streak of light as it enters earths atmosphere?
A meteor or comet
You are a dust particle that enters earths atmosphere and is burned up?
A meteor
What is a comet that broke into Earths atmosphere?
I assume you mean "Meteor" and "Meteorites"
What do we call pieces of stone that come into the earths atmosphere?
It is a meteorite (meteor).
What term describes a streak of light when a meteoroid enters earths atmosphere?
"Meteor" does.
How small does a meteor have to be to burn up in the Earths atmosphere?
it really doesn't madder
What is the glowing trial that results when a meteoroid burns up in earths atmosphere?
Meteor
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