What is the difference between a meteorite and a meteoroid?

Answer 1

Meteoroids are small moving debris in space that, when caught up in the gravity of a planet turn into meteor or meteorites. Meteoroids are the ones still in space. Asteroids are large debris in soace that are mainly found in an orbit, not moving around. The most known amount of asteroids near us is the Asteroid belt separating the terrestrial planets and the gas planets.
Asteroid - a small rocky body orbiting the sun. Large numbers of these, ranging in size from nearly 600 miles (1,000 km) across (Ceres) to dust particles, are found (as the asteroid belt) esp. between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter, though some have more eccentric orbits, and a few pass close to the earth or enter the atmosphere as meteors. Meteoroid - a small body moving in the solar system that would become a meteor if it entered the earth'satmosphere.

Answer 2

A. The asteroid is a hunk of rock orbiting the Sun.

B. A meteor is a hunk of rock that falls into the Earth's atmosphere, turning it (the rock, not the Earth) so hot that is white hot, and leaving a trail of white hot ash particles as sort of a tail as it falls.

We call them 'Shooting Stars'. This is unlike a comet, whose tail does not extend behind it, but rather always points away from the Sun.

C. I there is anything left to strike the Earth's surface, that is called a meteorite.

The 'ite' ending is a common one for rocks. My favorite is "Leaverite". (If you find it, you leave 'er right where you found it.)

Answer 3

A meteoroid is a relatively small object composed primarily of rock, metal, or a mixture of the two. Above a certain size such objects are called asteroids. A comet is an object that is primarily composed of water ice and dry ice.

Answer 4

Meteoroids are small moving debris in space that, when caught up in the gravity of a planet turn into meteor or meteorites. Meteoroids are the ones still in space. Asteroids are large debris in soace that are mainly found in an orbit, not moving around. The most known amount of asteroids near us is the Asteroid belt separating the terrestrial planets and the gas planets.
Asteroid - a small rocky body orbiting the sun. Large numbers of these, ranging in size from nearly 600 miles (1,000 km) across (Ceres) to dust particles, are found (as the asteroid belt) esp. between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter, though some have more eccentric orbits, and a few pass close to the earth or enter the atmosphere as meteors. Meteoroid - a small body moving in the solar system that would become a meteor if it entered the earth'satmosphere.

Answer 5

Metorite has hit Earth, Metor/Metoriod is still in orbit/space

Correct me if Im wrong, but I think Im right.

Answer 6

A meteor is n object from space traveling through the atmosphere. A meteorite is such ab object that has hit the ground.