A meteor burns up on entering earth's atmosphere due to:

atmospheric pressure

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heat of the earth

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solar radiation

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excessive friction

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Solution

The correct option is D excessive friction
Due to very high speed of meteor through earth's atmosphere, the heat produced by the friction of air is very large to cause the meteor burn.
Thus, option D is correct.

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