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A grain of space dust burns up in the air and streaks briefly across the night sky. That streak is a:
AComet tail
BNebula glow
CMeteor flash
DMeteorite fall
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: C. Meteor flash
1. Millions enter the air every day.
2. People call them shooting stars.
3. It is a meteor.
_Source: OpenStax Astronomy 2e, Chapter 7, Other Worlds: an Introduction to the Solar System._
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