I think the item you are looking for is a meteorite. Otherwise known as a meteroid
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Meteoritesis what we call stones that enter the earths atmosphere.
Meteorites.
It is a meteorite (meteor).
Meteors not chlorophyllansw2. Meteors if seen in the sky only, and meteorites if they land.
Meteoritesis what we call stones that enter the earths atmosphere.
Pieces of stone that enter the Earth's atmosphere are commonly referred to as meteoroids. When they burn up upon entering the atmosphere, they create a streak of light known as a meteor or shooting star. If any fragments of the meteoroid reach the Earth's surface, they are called meteorites.
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The heat generated by friction due to 'rubbing' against the air at re-entry speed. This is the same effect that causes a stone or a grain of sand to burn when it enters the atmosphere and become visible as a 'shooting star'.
Meteors or meteorites.
This is known as either a meteor (when it enters the atmosphere) or a meteorite (if it reaches the surface of the Earth).