When You See the Bright Flash of a Meteor,what Are

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Multiple Choice

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

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

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