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When a meteoroid enters Earth's atmosphere, it encounters intense friction with air molecules, causing it to heat up rapidly. If the meteoroid is large enough, this heat can lead to explosive disintegration due to the rapid release of energy as it vaporizes and expands. Additionally, if the meteoroid is composed of volatile materials, these can also contribute to explosive fragmentation, resulting in a meteor explosion that can resemble a bomb detonation. This phenomenon is often observed in spectacular fireballs or bolides.
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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.
What is a meteroid that enters earths atmosphere?
A meteoroid that enters Earth's atmosphere is called a meteor. When it burns up upon entering the Earth's atmosphere, it creates a streak of light in the sky known as a meteor or shooting star. If a meteor survives its passage through the atmosphere and lands on Earth's surface, it is then referred to as a meteorite.
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 is an Extraterrestrial body entering earth's atmosphere at 130000 mph?
A meteor.
What term describes a streak of light when a meteoroid enters earths atmosphere?
"Meteor" does.
