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What is a small piece of space rock that enters the earth's atmosphere called?
It is a meteorite
What is a piece of rock or metal that enters the Earth's atmosphere and burn up is called what?
Meteor.
A meteor which enters the atmosphere and does not burn up entirely as it falls to the ground as a rock?
Is called a meteorite.
What do you call rock that enters earths atmosphere?
Meteor
What is a meteroid that enters earths atmosphere?
When a meteoroid enters the Earth's atmosphere, it is called a meteor. A meteor that passes through the atmosphere and strikes the ground is called a meteorite.
What is a rock from space that burns in space?
A meteor. But it does not burn in space. When it enters the earth's atmosphere it starts to glow from friction caused by its contact with our atmosphere. At this stage is is technically called a meteor. When it lands on the ground it is called a meteorite.
When a meteor enters Earth's atmosphere it is called a?
A meteorite.
When a rock falls from outer space all the way to the ground is called?
A meteoroid is space debris that is made up of rock. A meteoroid that enters Earth's atmosphere and burns up is called a meteor. A meteorite is a meteor that survives the fall through Earth's atmosphere.
Meteoroids produce a streak of light when it enters the atmosphere what is it called?
asteroid
What is an event that occurs when a meteoroid enters the Earth's atmosphere called?
A meteor.
What is the name of a shooting star before it enters the earths atmosphere?
The correct name for a shooting star is a Meteorite. Before a meteorite enters the Earths atmosphere it is called a Meteoroid.
A piece of rock or metal from space that enters the earths atmosphere at high speed and burns up?
Meteor
