When we see a meteor moving across the sky, what makes it visible?   a Since meteors are stars that are entering the Earth's atmosphere, we are seeing the light produced by nuclear fusion in these stars. b The meteor has brought some of the brightly-glowing interplanetary gas with it. c Their passage through the atmosphere heats the air around them until it glows brightly. d The meteors that we see in the sky are extremely reflective objects that stronly reflect starlight towards us.

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When we see a meteor moving across the sky, what makes it visible?
 
a Since meteors are stars that are entering the Earth's atmosphere, we are seeing the light produced by nuclear fusion in these stars.
b The meteor has brought some of the brightly-glowing interplanetary gas with it.
c Their passage through the atmosphere heats the air around them until it glows brightly.
d The meteors that we see in the sky are extremely reflective objects that stronly reflect starlight towards us.
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