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Difference between Meteor,Meteorites and Meteoroid?

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Difference between Meteor,Meteorites and Meteoroid?

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A meteor is the phenomenon in the sky. A meteorite is the think that lands on or in the ground. A meteoroid is a rock in the sky. A meteoroid enters our atmosphere, gets so hot that it appears as a meteor, and then crashes as a meteorite.

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a meteoroid is piece of cosmic debris in the solar system. It becomes a meteor when it enters Earth’s atmosphere and begins to glow brightly. It becomes a meteorite if it survives and hits the ground.

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meteor–flash of light in the earth’s atmosphere as a meteroid burns up. meteorite–particle from space that reaches the earth’s surface. meteoroid–dust and sand and rock in space that might become a meteor.

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