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SOLAR SYSTEM
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Meteoroids that enter the Earth’s atmosphere, burn up and produce streaks of light are called ____ (they are often referred to as “shooting star")
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meteors
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meteoroids
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meteorites
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asteroids
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -Meteoroids are objects in space that range in size from dust grains to small asteroids. Think of them as “space rocks.” When meteoroids enter Earth’s atmosphere (or that of another planet, like Mars) at high speed and burn up, the fireballs or “shooting stars” are called meteors.
Detailed explanation-2: -Unusually luminous meteors are termed fireballs or bolides (the latter term is often applied to those meteoroids observed to explode in the sky). When meteor rates increase significantly above normal, the phenomenon is called a meteor shower.
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