The Perseid meteors and all meteors look like a light streaking across the sky, which is why they are sometimes called a "Shooting star" or "Falling star".
The Perseid meteors and all meteors look like a light streaking across the sky, which is why they are sometimes called a "Shooting star" or "Falling star".
The Perseid meteors and all meteors look like a light streaking across the sky, which is why they are sometimes called a "Shooting star" or "Falling star".
The Perseid meteors and all meteors look like a light streaking across the sky, which is why they are sometimes called a "Shooting star" or "Falling star".
The Perseid meteors and all meteors look like a light streaking across the sky, which is why they are sometimes called a "Shooting star" or "Falling star".
The Perseid meteors and all meteors look like a light streaking across the sky, which is why they are sometimes called a "Shooting star" or "Falling star".
The Perseid meteors and all meteors look like a light streaking across the sky, which is why they are sometimes called a "Shooting star" or "Falling star".
The Perseid meteors and all meteors look like a light streaking across the sky, which is why they are sometimes called a "Shooting star" or "Falling star".
The Perseid meteors and all meteors look like a light streaking across the sky, which is why they are sometimes called a "Shooting star" or "Falling star".
The Perseid meteors and all meteors look like a light streaking across the sky, which is why they are sometimes called a "Shooting star" or "Falling star".
The Perseid meteors and all meteors look like a light streaking across the sky, which is why they are sometimes called a "Shooting star" or "Falling star".
Meteors look like bright streaks of light in the sky - some people call them "shooting stars" or "falling stars".
What you saw was a meteor.
The bright streak of colors and light is from the meteoroid burning up in our atmosphere from friction with the air.
Most meteoroids are small - maybe the size of a Golf ball or even smaller. But they leave a bright streak because they vaporize almost completely in the upper atmosphere.
Sometimes, a meteoroid that is a little larger (maybe the size of a grapefruit or a watermelon) actually survives the trip through the atmosphere and lands on the ground - then it is called a meteorite. Meteorites resemble normal rocks except that they may be pitted from the heat of reentry, or smooth and glassy.
We can't add pictures to WikiAnswers, but there are many good photo galleries of meteors. Here's one from Space.com:
http://www.space.com/meteors/
From: Angelo.k
Francisco
A Meteor is like a view of an asteroid crashing into earth.But in space.
Since they are small, and therefore not flattened by gravity, their shape is usually irregular.
A meteor looks like a streak of light or a 'falling star' in the night sky.
A meteorite looks like a burned stone on the ground.
The Perseid meteors and all meteors look like a light streaking across the sky, which is why they are sometimes called a "Shooting star" or "Falling star".
it looks like a dirty snowball
Meteors are pieces of rock.
flares
Meteors not chlorophyllansw2. Meteors if seen in the sky only, and meteorites if they land.
There is no connection, comets for the most part are large frozen blocks, mostly frozen water and they come from beyond Pluto, meteors are large pieces of rock and metal, and meteorites are meteors that reach our atmosphere and are usually quite small by the time they hit earth
There are 3 main classifications of meteorites; Stony-iron meteorites, Iron meteorites and Stony meteorites. Stony-iron meteorites are mainly composed of meteoric iron which can be also found in Iron meteorites, Iron meteorites commonly contains iron nickel alloy and the Stony meteorites are the meteorites consists of silicate.
Classification
Classifaction
meteorites-larger chunks that land on earth's surface are called ''meteorites''meteors-at certain times,we see more meteors than usual and they appear as a ''showers''
Meteors are not that important, meteorites might be.
Meteors that strike the ground are called meteorites.
Meteoroids, Meteors & Meteorites.
Meteorites don't revolve - they are meteors that have fallen to Earth.
Yes falling stars and shooting stars are meteors and meteorites.
The meteor is the streak of light in the sky; the meteorite is the rock that caused it.
Mostly meteors
meteorites are rocks that hit the earth meteors have not
Meteors not chlorophyllansw2. Meteors if seen in the sky only, and meteorites if they land.
Meteors or meteorites.
Comets, Asteroids, Meteoroids, meteors, meteorites