We often see these objects appear as shooting stars or streak of light in the sky. They are smaller pieces of rock that are burning in our atmosphere.

ASTEROIDS

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We often see these objects appear as “shooting stars” or streak of light in the sky. They are “smaller” pieces of rock that are burning in our atmosphere.

A	Asteroids
B	Meteors
C	Meteroids
D	Comets

Explanation:

Detailed explanation-1: -When meteoroids enter Earth’s atmosphere, they produce brilliant streaks of light that can be seen in our sky. These brief streaks of light-and the particles that are moving through our atmosphere-are meteors. Meteorites are rocks from space that actually have landed on Earth’s-or another planet’s-surface.

Detailed explanation-2: -Shooting stars, or meteors, are caused by tiny specks of dust from space. These particles burn up 65 to 135 km above Earth’s surface as they plunge at terrific speeds into the upper atmosphere, making the air glow as they pass.

Detailed explanation-3: -What we see is a “shooting star.” That bright streak is not actually the rock, but rather the glowing hot air as the hot rock zips through the atmosphere. When Earth encounters many meteoroids at once, we call it a meteor shower.

Detailed explanation-4: -A shooting star is also known as meteor. Shooting stars are little rocks from space that catch fire as soon as they enter the Earth’s atmosphere.

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