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It is a meteorite
A meteriod is a floating piece of rock in space. It becomes a meteor when it is flying through the atmosphere. The piece of rock that survives the trip through the atmosphere is called a meteorite.
Yes, the word 'meteor' is a noun; a word for a piece of rock traveling through space that can be seen burning when it enters the Earth's atmosphere; a word for a thing.
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A meteor is a piece of space rock that passes through the Earth's atmosphere, burning up before it reaches the surface. A meteorite is the same piece of rock but it's big enough to survive the journey through the atmosphere, and hits the ground.
A meteorite
A meteor. Technically, "meteor" is the fiery trail of the space rock as it falls. If the rock survives passing through the atmosphere, the rock (or fragments of it) are called "meteorites".
It is a meteorite
A meteriod is a floating piece of rock in space. It becomes a meteor when it is flying through the atmosphere. The piece of rock that survives the trip through the atmosphere is called a meteorite.
Virtually anything falling through earths atmosphere from space will heat up to the point of incandescence, that is, it will "light up". A piece of rock, the remains of an old satellite, etc.
Meteor
That, my friend would be a Comet.
No, it is simply just a piece of rock floating in space. The rock is composed of metal and other things that might be floating in space. Hope this helped. Good luck!
Yes, the word 'meteor' is a noun; a word for a piece of rock traveling through space that can be seen burning when it enters the Earth's atmosphere; a word for a thing.
Neither, its a survived piece of rock that has landed on a planet, originally from space.