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How does wishing on a shooting star work?

it is just a belief because you can very rarely see a shooting star and also your wish will very rarely come true.


What is another name for a shooting star in space?

A shooting star is another name for a meteorite, small pieces of rock or ice passing through the upper atmosphere burning up as the air around them becomes thicker and creates friction. Some meteors dont burn up completely and land on earth


If you wish on a shooting star does the wish come true?

Well about the shooting star, you are wrong, it comes true, you never try it, read others, When i wish i went to Hong Kong to Disney land with all my family in the shooting star, it came true, you have been wrong, i enjoyed my life and i wished that when i was 6, And last, it only works if you believe on the shooting star makes wishes! That's why it didnt work,If you wish on a star it dose come true. I wished that my teacher would let us talk in class and the next day suprisingly she let us talk in class. So yes it worksThe shooting star deal only works when you believe in shooting stars to work my parents and I almost got in a car acciedent and I knew that my gardian angels were watching me we were probobly an inch or two away from the semi truck so yah no i am afraid of semi trucks.


What is shooting star in french?

A shooting star in French is called "une étoile filante."


Can a shooting star come when there is a full moon?

Yes, shooting stars can be visible during a full moon. However, their brightness may be diminished by the moon's light. Being in a dark area away from city lights can increase your chances of seeing a shooting star clearly during a full moon.

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What would be the right term for a star?

Well, shooting stars are actually big balls of hot gas. which is a comet. So the best term for a shooting star would be comet.


If you wish on a shooting star will your wish come true?

If you believe.


Where does word bullseye come from?

It's a shooting term. Bullseye: Central shooting range of a target


How does wishing on a shooting star work?

it is just a belief because you can very rarely see a shooting star and also your wish will very rarely come true.


Why is Venus called a shooting star?

It is not. It may be called the Morning Star or Evening Star, as the brightest star is the early evening or morning, but not "shooting star". That term is used for meteors that burn up when entering the atmosphere, leaving a streak of light in the sky.


When does a shooting star comes in 2011?

Shooting stars come around 30 times each night. Make sure you don't have any tools equipped, and when you see a shooting star, press A. Your character will make a wish. If you miss the first star you see, get ready cause the shooting stars come in groups. Next day in the mail you will get a furniture item attached to a letter from a mysterious "Wishy the Star".


Does the shooting star come out at 12 00?

actually no it dousnt nobody knows


Do wishes come true after seeing a shooting star?

no, only when you pretend areoplanes are


What is the correct term for a shooting star?

A meteor. If any of it survives the fall through the atmosphere and makes it to Earth, that part is a meteorite.


Can you make any wish on a shooting star and make it come true?

Sometimes things happen, and sometimes they do not. Whether the event is preceded by 'wishing on a shooting star' has nothing whatever to do with it.


What is the scientific term for a shooting star that hits earths surface?

The scientific term for a shooting star that hits Earth's surface is a meteorite. It is a solid piece of debris from a comet, asteroid, or meteoroid that survives its passage through the Earth's atmosphere and impacts the surface.


Is meteor another name for shooting star?

Shooting stars are actually objects burning in the Earth's atmosphere. The name "shooting star" originates from ancient times (before advanced scientific investigation) when these burning meteors were though to actually be stars shooting across the night sky. Those that survive and crash onto the Earth's surface are then called meteorites.