Shooting stars or falling stars.
Shooting stars or falling stars.
Before people knew what meteors were, they thought that they were stars which were falling from the sky towards earth.
There may be important things inside them.
a meteor shower
meteors
Hahaha. They are not meteors, they are rockets, and they kill people.
That they created socks.
There are much less "really large" meteors than small ones. However, Earth has been hit in the past by such meteors, and it is likely that it will be hit again at some moment. For example, about 65 million years ago, a meteor impact resulted in the elimination of dinosaurs (and in fact of many species).
There are a lot of things in space- meteors,astroids,and comets. If you're thinking of meteors, maybe when a meteor falls on Earth its called a meteorite will help!!
By the time they're meteors, a few miles. Well... perhaps a bit more than that. Let's call it 100 km or so.
It does to some extent. Rocky meteors typically burn up as they pass through our thick atmosphere. Nickel-iron meteors can burn up, but usually have the mass to punch through to some degree.
Yes, if a meteor reaches the ground and is large enough, it can cause damage and injury to people and property. However, the chances of being hit by a meteor are extremely low. Most meteors burn up in Earth's atmosphere before reaching the ground.