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What do you call the brief glow behind a meteor?

A.wake
B.flash
C.afterglow
D.trail​

User SpaceFace
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Answer:

i think its either A or C

User CamilB
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Answer:

A wake

Step-by-step explanation:

Wake is the brief glow behind the meteor head. The wake is caused mainly by the green light of neutral oxygen atoms. Wakes last 1-10 seconds. Sometimes the term wake is also used to describe the area directly behind the meteor head.

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