UNIVERSE
METEORS
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Question
[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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Shooting star
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Comet rock
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Space rock
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Falling star
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Meteoroid
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Detailed explanation-1: -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.
Detailed explanation-2: -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. When a meteoroid survives a trip through the atmosphere and hits the ground, it’s called a meteorite.
Detailed explanation-3: -Shooting stars are actually what astronomers call meteors. Most meteors burn up in the atmosphere before they reach the ground. However, once in a while a meteor is large enough than some of it survives and reaches Earth’s surface. Then it is called a meteorite.