Yes. A meteorite is a piece of rock or metal from space that has hit Earth's surface.
It is called a meteorite
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It is called a meteorite.
the earth would be destroyed
We are safe.
Rocks that hit the Earth's surface are called meteorites. When a meteoroid (a rock in space) survives its journey through the atmosphere and lands on the Earth's surface, it is referred to as a meteorite.
a meteorite hit the earth killing off the dinosaurs
When the meteorite hit Earth and killed the dinosaurs.
For the Earth, there are many theories, but the one that is accepted is that millions of years ago a meteorite hit the earth at an angle, causing it to tilt. It is also possible that the moon was formed by the debris that shot out of the earth when the meteorite hit it.
Most of the gold in the middle east around 1000 a.d. Came from a meteorite.
Very high. On average a meteorite will hit the ground once a day.