When You See the Bright Flash of a Meteor, What

question 43

Multiple Choice

When you see the bright flash of a meteor, what are you actually seeing?

• A)the glow from a pea- size particle and the surrounding air as the particle burns up in our atmosphere
• B)emission of visible light from a particle that has not yet entered Earth's atmosphere
• C)the flash that occurs when a speeding rock from space hits the ground
• D)a star that has suddenly shot across the sky

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