Question

What are meteors? long answer

Answer 1

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At night, when the sky is clear and the moon is not there, we sometimes see bright streaks of light in the sky. these are commonly known as shooting stars, although they are not stars. they are called meteors

Answer 2

Answer:

Small chunks of rocks when passed through the earth’s atmosphere get burned due to huge amounts of heat generated due to friction provided by air and dust particles and it appears as a streak of light. This streak of light is called a meteor