[meteorite-list] Start them young...

[dorifry]

I would just change "The friction as it falls through air" to "The ram 
pressure as it falls through air""

Phil Whitmer
Joshua Tree Earth & Space Museum


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "David Entwistle" <david at radiometeor.plus.com>
To: <meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com>
Sent: Wednesday, December 14, 2011 5:27 PM
Subject: [meteorite-list] Start them young...


> Good basics from Kindergarten Group A...   :o)
>
> <http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HYb3IWK6KNk>
>
> A shooting star is not a star
> Is not a star at all
> A shooting star's a meteor
> That's heading for a fall
>
> A shooting star is not a star
> Why does it shine so bright?
> The friction as it falls through air
> Produces heat and light
>
> A shooting star or meteor
> Whichever name you like
> The minute it comes down to Earth
> It's called a meteorite
> -- 
> David Entwistle
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