# Write a note on 'shooting stars'.

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* If a substance from space enters earth's atmosphere, it is called a meteor.
* Such substances after entering earth's atmosphere burn due to friction and we see a streak of light in the sky.
* Due to this meteors are called 'shooting stars', though they are not stars.
* Maximum number of meteors are seen in the period between August and November.
* If a large-sized meteor fails to burn completely after entering earth's atmosphere, it strikes the surface of the earth. Such an object is called a meteorite.