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The meteor showers are a trail of debris left behind when an astronomic body passes through the plane of the Earth. When the Earth intersects such a debris trail, the pieces of debris slow down as they encounter the atmosphere, and soon gravity takes control.
They are called meteors when in the sky, and meteorite if they land.
These debris trails are still drifting through space, and we encounter some of these each year. Thus the Leonids or the Perseids and so on, for their parent object left a trail that appears to originate from a particular part of the sky. [But did not - these trails are probably old solar system remnants.]
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Do meteors fall quickly to earth?
Yes, meteors do fall very quickly to Earth.
Why can't meteors fall on earth?
They do fall on the Earth.
Dose a meteor or comet fall quickly fall to earth?
Comets, while visible in the sky, do not normally fall to Earth. Meteors do fall towards Earth very quickly.
Which layer do most meteors disintegrate as they fall closer to earth?
mesosphere
In which layer do most meteors disintegrate as they fall closer to earth?
mesosphere A+
Meteors are rocks from outer space that?
Meteors are rocks from outer space that strike the Earth's atmosphere and are heated to incandescence (glowing heat) by friction. Most are completely vaporized, but some do fall to Earth.
Why do meteors burn as they fall to earh?
Meteors become incandescent in their fall to earth because of their high speed causing friction with the air molecules. Also the air in front of them is very greatly compressed, and thus gets hot. The ones that reach the Earth are called meteorites.
what stops the meteors from hitting the close side of the moon?
because of gravity thats why the moon does not fall to earth
Where are the asteroids when it falls?
I think they're simply called asteroids if that's what you're asking. You may be thinking of meteors though. Meteors when they're in space. Meteorites when they fall to Earth.
Meteors direction of orbit?
Meteors travels through earth. While the meteors travel towards the earth they go around the orbit.
How do meteors fall to earth if there is no gravity in space?
There is gravity in space. Gravity is all pervasive, it is everywhere. It intensifies as you approach a mass.
Why is mesosphere important on earth?
because with out it meteors would hit Earth because the mesosphere kills the meteors.
