When you see the bright flash of a meteor, what are you actually ...

[codyclark]

When you see the bright flash of a meteor, what are you actually seeing?
 
  A) emission of visible light from a particle that has not yet entered Earth's atmosphere
  B) the glow from a pea-size particle and the surrounding air as the particle burns up in our atmosphere
  C) a star that has suddenly shot across the sky
  D) the flash that occurs when a speeding rock from space hits the ground

Question 2

We are at ________ in January, when we are closest to the Sun in our elliptical orbit.
 
  Fill in the blank(s) with correct word

[Pswine]

Answer to Question 1

B

Answer to Question 2

perihelion

[codyclark]

Wow, this really help

[DylanD1323]

Thanks for the timely response, appreciate it