I have to come up with a possible cause to the effect a meteoroid becomes a meteor. the cause is a ,eteor hits the ground right?
2007-01-07 07:37:31 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Science & Mathematics ➔ Astronomy & Space
A meteoroid is a relatively small (sand- to boulder-sized) fragment of debris in the Solar System. When entering a planet's atmosphere, the meteoroid is heated up by ram pressure and partially or completely vaporizes. The gas along the path of the meteoroid becomes ionized and glows. The trail of glowing vapor is called a meteor, or a shooting star. If any portion of the meteoroid survives to reach the ground, it is then referred to as a meteorite.
Your causes could be the combined forces of inertia and gravity.
2007-01-07 07:48:37 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
A meteroid is a particle that enters Earth's atmosphere. A meteor is the streak of light you see when the object burns up in the atmosphere. A meteorite is an object from space that does not entirely burn up in the atmosphere and hits the ground.
2007-01-07 22:01:37 · answer #2 · answered by Aspasia 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2007-01-07 16:03:27 · answer #3 · answered by Stirrups Man 1 · 0⤊ 1⤋