Shooting stars are actually not meteors.

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The correct option is B False
Despite its name, shooting stars are not actually stars. Shooting star is either a piece of a small rock or dust from space that heats up when is enters the Earth's atmosphere. Shooting stars are basically meteors.

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Statement 1: Meteors are known as shooting stars, although they are not stars.

Statement 2: Meteors are small objects, which enter the earth's atmosphere at high speed, heat up due to friction, glow and then evaporate quickly.

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Shooting stars are actually not _________.

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