2007-01-26 21:15:53 · 4 answers · asked by sitdownshutupnplay2 2 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Astronomy & Space
the main cause of meteors is small particles and dust falling into the atmosphere. As they fall, they heat up due to air frictional forces and burn. They are most common when the Earth passes through the orbital path of a comet, due to all the dust left behind by the comet. These are called meteor showers, and can fall at sometimes thousands per hour, over several days.
Look up Leonid and Perseid showers for more info.
2007-01-26 21:32:51 · answer #1 · answered by Labsci 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Probably about 100. Unless there's a meteor shower going on. Then could be a thousand.
Oh, from Times Square? Then probably about 0.000000001 excepting blackouts (1/2 per decade).
2007-01-27 05:33:05 · answer #2 · answered by anonymous 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Impossible to get the exact number, its uncountable.
2007-01-27 05:42:29 · answer #3 · answered by MG 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
How many? I have no idea!
The cause? Gravity!
2007-01-27 05:28:57 · answer #4 · answered by The Man In The Box 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋