Q114
Which one of the following statements regarding Shooting Stars is incorrect ?
A.
They are meteors
B.
They are the debris which got separated from a comet
C.
They emit light due to extremely high temperature caused by friction while they are passing through earth's atmosphere
D.
They are a kind of a star
AnswerAnswer: Option D
Solution
Answer: Option D
Solution:
Shooting stars look like stars that quickly shoot across the sky, but they are not stars. A shooting star is really a small piece of rock or dust that hits Earth's atmosphere from space. It moves so fast that it heats up and glows as it moves through the atmosphere.