Question

a meteoride burns in the
atmosphere before it reaches the Earth surface what happens to its momentum ​

Answer 1

Answer:

As the meteorite turns into ashes before touching ground. The mass becomes near about to zero.

Now p=mv. M=0 hence momentum becomes 0

Answer 2

Answer:

According to the law of conservation of momentum, total momentum of meteorite remains conserved. The momentum of meteorite is transferred to the air particles and ultimately to the Earth. Hence, the momentum of the meteorite remains conserved.