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  • 25-11-2016
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Explain why a meteorite burns up as it enters the earth's atmosphere. Using ideas about work and energy...

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Аноним Аноним
  • 25-11-2016
 Earths atmosphere creates resistance which in turn creates friction which in turn generates heat which in turn burns up the meteorite. 

No atmosphere and even a bit of space dust would smash into the planet.
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uroojidrees
uroojidrees uroojidrees
  • 25-11-2016
A meteorite burns up as it enters the earth's atmosphere because there are many layers of thermosphere ,meosphere,stratshere etc so even when a shuttle enters the earth atmosphere it also burns so everything which comes by pressure it burns. 
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