UNIVERSE
METEORITES
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Question
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What causes Meteoroids to burst into flames upon entering the Earth’s Atmosphere?
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They are made out of flammable materials
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They cannot handle the pressure of Earth
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They do not burst into flames, they only reflect the Sun’s light
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Friction from the Earths atmosphere
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -When a meteoroid enters Earth’s upper atmosphere, it heats up due to friction from the air. The heat causes gases around the meteoroid to glow brightly, and a meteor appears.
Detailed explanation-2: -1. A meteor shower occurs when the Earth passes through the trail of debris left by a comet or asteroid. 2. Meteors are bits of rocks and ice ejected from comets as they move in their orbits about the sun.
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