Meteors are lumps of rocks speeding around the
space. When it penetrates the atmosphere, a bright streak of
light is seen which is caused by ...
A. Sunlight reflected from the solid body of the meteoroid.
B. Frictional heating as the meteoroid speeds through the
gases of the atmosphere. The meteoroid’s disturbing
the atmosphere so that sunlight is refracted in.
C. Light produced by the meteoroid
D. Physical components which burns up as it enters the
earth’s atmosphere