Question

People sometimes talk about seeing shooting stars . What do they actually see? A. A meteoroid traveling through space B. A star that is moving through the galaxy C. A meteoroid that burns up Earth's atmosphere D. A comet hat has come close enough to Earth's atmosphere to be seen

Answer 1

C. A meteoroid that burns up Earth's atmosphere

Step-by-step explanation:

When people say they saw a shooting star they actually saw a meteoroid burn up in the Earth's atmosphere. This occurs because as a meteoroid passes close enough to Earth, our gravity pulls it closer until it is in direct collision with Earth. Once the meteoroid enters Earth's atmosphere the friction from the entry creates heat that can surpass 3000 degrees Fahrenheit, which causes the meteoroid to burn up on entry leaving dust behind it which from the ground looks like a shooting star.