Question
Which best describes a meteor?
thousands orbit the Sun between Mars and Jupiter
burn when they strike Earth's atmosphere leaving bright streak
made of ice which vaporizes when close to the Sun in long visible tail
Short and long-period orbits, composed of ice and rocks
Answers
GPT-4o mini
The best description of a meteor is: **"burn when they strike Earth's atmosphere leaving bright streak."**
A meteor is the flash of light produced when a meteoroid (a small rock or particle from space) enters the Earth's atmosphere and burns up due to friction with the air, resulting in the bright streak of light we see in the sky.
A meteor is the flash of light produced when a meteoroid (a small rock or particle from space) enters the Earth's atmosphere and burns up due to friction with the air, resulting in the bright streak of light we see in the sky.