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A meteor is caused by bits of dirt in space coming into our atmosphere and burning up. This happens all the time, but sometimes we pass through larger amounts of dust and dirt and we get an increase in the amount of meteors and we call it a meteor shower. Often it is because we are passing through the remains of a dust trail of a comet.
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How does friction affect a meteor?
When a meteor enters the earth's atmosphere, friction with the air generates enormous amounts of heat, which causes the meteor to at least partially burn up.
What causes a meteor showers at the same time each year?
Earth's orbit crossing the orbit of a defunct comet.
Is the produced from a meteor is produced by nuclear fusion?
No, the light produced from a meteor is not due to nuclear fusion. When a meteoroid enters Earth's atmosphere, the friction with air molecules causes it to heat up and glow, resulting in the light we see. This phenomenon is known as "incandescence."
What is the description of a meteor?
A visible meteor is a meteor that can be seen by the naked-eye
Which part of the sky is the meteorite show tonight?
The best time to view a meteorite shower depends on the specific meteor shower and your location. Generally, it is best to look toward the constellation from which the meteor shower originates. You can check online for specific information about the meteor shower schedule and position in the sky during its peak.
What starts meteor showers?
The friction between dust on a meteoroid and the Earth's atmosphere causes the light to shine, which is a meteor. When lots of meteroids hit Earth at similar times, a significant amount of meteors show in Earth, causing a meteor shower.
What causes a meteor to produce a large bright tail?
The friction with atmosphere causes heat and the meteor eventually burns out.
How does friction affect a meteor?
When a meteor enters the earth's atmosphere, friction with the air generates enormous amounts of heat, which causes the meteor to at least partially burn up.
What are some of the causes of craters?
Meteor impact, volcanism, bombs.
What causes a meteor to shine like a star?
Meteors shine like a star because of the friction with Earth's atmosphere as they travel at high speeds. This causes the meteor to heat up and glow.
How do you use spectacle as a noun?
A meteor show is quite a spectacle to see.
You an in meteor falls but no bagon will show up in Pokemon sapphire?
the only place in Meteor falls where bagon appear is where you find the TM Dragon Claw.
What causes the meteor to fall?
Gravity and the unfortunate state of being in its path as it travels around the sun
What causes meteors to enter earths atmosphere?
Gravity. And the meteor is on a path that intersects the orbit of the Earth.
What causes a meteor to burn?
gases combined with the speed, plus the passing through earths atmosphere. Or to answer in a word........friction!
What causes a meteor showers at the same time each year?
Earth's orbit crossing the orbit of a defunct comet.
When earth passes though a comets orbit what happens?
It causes meteor showers like Eta, Aquarius, and Orionids.
