UNIVERSE
ASTEROIDS
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Question
[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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Meteoroid
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Meteorite
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Meteor
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None of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -Meteors burn due to the friction of the Earth’s atmosphere in Mesosphere. The temperature in Mesosphere drops as the height increases.
Detailed explanation-2: -Friction can produce heat. This can be observed if you rub your palm against each other. Likewise, when a meteorite enters the earth’s atmosphere, the air applies a frictional force against the motion of the meteorite. Due to this frictional force, heat is produced and the meteor starts burning.
Detailed explanation-3: -A meteor is a streak of light in the sky. A meteor, sometimes called a shooting star or a falling star, is actually a space rock that is crashing through Earth’s atmosphere. This meteor is streaking across the sky above Chelyabinsk, Russia, in 2013.