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A meteoroid is a small piece of space debris in the solar system. When a meteoroid enters the Earths atmosphere it becomes a meteor (shooting star).If the meteoroid survives the atmosphere and lands on the Earth, it becomes a meteorite.
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.
As a rock is falling through the atmosphere, it is a meteor. When it hits the earths surface, it is a meteoroid.
When a meteoroid passes through Earth's atmosphere it's traveling very fast. The friction of the air makes gets the surface so hot it begins to burn or glow red hot. This fire is what you see as it goes through the atmosphere. If it burns up completely it's called a meteor.
The meteoroid heats up and sometimes breaks throught the atmosphere
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A meteoroid is a small piece of space debris in the solar system. When a meteoroid enters the Earths atmosphere it becomes a meteor (shooting star).If the meteoroid survives the atmosphere and lands on the Earth, it becomes a meteorite.
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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.
Actually they do burn up when they pass through the earth's atmosphere.A meteoroid is a small rock or particle of debris in our solar system. A meteoroid that burns up as it passes through the Earth's atmosphere is known as a meteor.
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Meteor
As a rock is falling through the atmosphere, it is a meteor. When it hits the earths surface, it is a meteoroid.
As a rock is falling through the atmosphere, it is a meteor. When it hits the earths surface, it is a meteoroid.
A meteoroid is a sand to boulder sized particle of space debris.When a meteoroid enters the Earths atmosphere it then becomes a meteor.