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Gravity. And the meteor is on a path that intersects the orbit of the Earth.
Meteoroids don't enter the earths atmosphere, Meteors do. Meteoroids are the rocks that you find on the ground after a meteor penetrated the atmosphere and made it to the ground.
Meteors do not orbit the Sun. Meteors are to be found/seen in the Earth's atmosphere burning up. Before they enter the Earths atmosphere they are called meteoroids and if they land on Earth they are called meteorites.
Approximately 100 tons of meteors enter Earth's atmosphere every day. Most of these meteors are small and burn up upon entry, creating shooting stars.
When meteoroids enter Earth's atmosphere, they are called meteors. This term refers to the bright streak of light produced as they burn up due to friction with the atmosphere. If a meteoroid survives its passage and lands on Earth, it is then referred to as a meteorite.
Meteoritesis what we call stones that enter the earths atmosphere.
Pieces of stone that enter the Earth's atmosphere are called meteoroids. Upon entering the atmosphere and creating a bright streak of light as they burn up, they are called meteors or shooting stars. If a meteor survives its passage through the atmosphere and lands on Earth, it is called a meteorite.
Comets are flying bits of rock that don't enter the earth's atmosphere and meteors are flying bits of iron stone or stony iron. Also meteors do enter the earth's atmosphere.
Meteoritesis what we call stones that enter the earths atmosphere.
Its called friction. When the rock enters the atmosphere it can be travelling at thousands of miles and hour. In space there is nothing to slow it down, when it comes to the Earths atmosphere there is resistance as the air tries to slow it down, this creates heat and the tempretures can reach thousands of degrees, rock melts at about 1200ºC.
Meteoritesis what we call stones that enter the earths atmosphere.