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What is the difference between a meteor, meteorite, and meteoroid?

Answer 1

A meteoroid is a tiny, or extremely tiny, piece of material that falls toward Earth. A meteorite is what's left of it after it hits the ground. A meteor is the effect this has, a streak of light sometimes referred to as a falling star.

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Answer 2

Jonathan Avila

A meteoroid is a small rocky or metallic body in outer space. When it enters the Earth's atmosphere and vaporizes, it becomes a meteor. If a meteor survives its passage through the atmosphere and lands on Earth's surface, it is called a meteorite.

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