Which one of the following statements is correct with refrence to meteor or quot shooting star quot ...........

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Which one of the following statements is correct with refrence to meteor or "shooting star":

1. It is the visible streak of light from a heated and glowing object.

2. It starts glowing when it enters into the Earth's atmosphere and burns due to heat caused by air friction.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

1 only

2 only

Both 1 and 2

Neither 1 Nor 2

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Explanation:

Meteor or "shooting star" is the visible streak of light from a heated and glowing object falling through the Earth's atmosphere. A meteoroid is a small rocky or metallic body travelling through outer space.; A meteorite is a solid piece of debris from such a body which survives its passage through the Earth's atmosphere, and falls to the Earth's surface.