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

A) the glow of heated air surrounding a small particle as it burns up in our atmosphere
B) emission of visible light from a particle that has not yet entered Earth's 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


A) the glow of heated air surrounding a small particle as it burns up in our atmosphere

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