Question

Most meteors do not hit the earth's surface because they collide with the atmosphere causing friction with the air and thus the meteor _____________. burns up explodes shrinks in size goes back into space

Answer 1

So we want to know what happens to meteors that enter the Earth's atmosphere and experience air friction. So since most meteors that enter Earth's atmosphere are made out of ice and/or rocks, when they enter the atmosphere, they experience air friction and their temperature rises so high they either melt or burn up. So the correct answer is burns up.