Question

State true or false: Shooting stars are actually not meteors.

• A. True
• B. False

Answer 1

The correct option is B False

Stars:

1. A celestial object that has its own light is known as a star.
2. The surface temperature of a star is very high.
3. For example, Sun is a star.

Shooting stars:

1. Despite the name, shooting stars are not stars. They are meteors.
2. Meteors can be defined as rocks present in space (collection of dust and debris) that falls towards Earth and enters its atmosphere.
3. As they pass through the sky, they create a bright tail of light. Thus, they are called shooting stars.

Hence, it is false.