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annaleise observes a streak of light in the sky and says she is seeing a shooting star. what is she most likely observing? a falling star an asteroid a meteor a dwarf planet
A shooting - star is a common name for a meteor. When a meteoroid enters the Earth's atmosphere and burns up, it creates a streak of light in the sky. Dwarf planets are large celestial bodies in orbit around the Sun, asteroids are rocky bodies in space, and falling stars is not a scientific term for what is observed as a shooting - star.
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B. a meteor