The Earth's shield that protects it from space debris is called the atmosphere. The atmosphere acts as a protective layer, burning up most incoming objects before they reach the Earth's surface.
Most of Earth's incoming ultraviolet radiation is absorbed by the ozone layer in the stratosphere. The ozone layer acts as a shield, protecting living organisms from the harmful effects of UV radiation, such as skin cancer and cataracts.
the objects which enter the earths atmosphere are being pulled down towards the earths surface due to the earths gravity. And so it leads to falling falling of large objects from the space on the surface of the earth.
Meteors or asteroids are objects that can cross paths with Earth and enter its atmosphere. When they do, they produce a bright streak of light as they burn up due to friction with the atmosphere, creating a phenomenon known as a meteor or shooting star.
The amount of energy in the atmosphere depends on factors such as incoming solar radiation, the Earth's surface temperature, greenhouse gas concentrations, and atmospheric circulation patterns. This energy drives weather systems and influences climate patterns globally.
becasue it encounters friction from the atmosphere
When the shuttle goes from the vacuum of space and enters the earths atmosphere, it heats up because of simple friction. The friction is from the shuttle going so fast and hitting the atmosphere. Same reason you sometimes see meteor showers.
A spacecraft has to work against the air friction when it enters our atmosphere. Thus it gets heated a
The two are completely unrelated.
Usually they will burn up due to the friction they encounter when they enter the atmosphere, or they will bounce off the atmosphere and be deflected into deep space.
gases combined with the speed, plus the passing through earths atmosphere. Or to answer in a word........friction!
Airplanes are used for transportation within the earths atmosphere where as spaceships are for travel outside and eventually back into the earths atmosphere
It's all down to friction from the Earth's atmosphere. The speed of the object falling - creates friction with the air around it. The heat generated by the is hot enough to melt metal - and most asteroids.
The energy exchange between space, the atmosphere, and Earth's surface produces a balance of incoming solar radiation and outgoing thermal radiation. Solar energy is absorbed by the Earth's surface, which then emits thermal radiation back into the atmosphere. Greenhouse gases in the atmosphere trap some of this thermal radiation, leading to the warming of the Earth's surface.
An aircraft flies in the Earths atmosphere, whereas a spaceship flies above the atmosphere.
It's simply dust and ice particles being heated - by friction, as the meteorite travels through the Earth's atmosphere.
The Earth's shield that protects it from space debris is called the atmosphere. The atmosphere acts as a protective layer, burning up most incoming objects before they reach the Earth's surface.