How does the Earth’s atmosphere break things up?

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Meteor (flying rock) gets broken apart by air?

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Unlike space, where there is no air. Earth’s atmosphere has air. This air enables the creation of friction between the object and the air itself. This friction generates enough heat to destroy the object.

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