A meteor
A metiorite. I believe what you're talking about is a meteoroid, not an asteroid. An asteroid is rather large, revolves around the sun, and when one hits the Earth, and a few have, it is disastrous. A meteoroid, on the other hand, is much smaller and when it hits the Earth's atmosphere and burns up (due to the friction of the atmosphere) it is called a meteor. After it reaches the Earth's surface, it is called a meteorite. http://dictionary.infoplease.com/meteor merci, have a good day.
it's called a meteor
If it falls on the Earth, it would be called a meteorite. If it burns up in the atmosphere, it is called a meteor and if it doesn't enter the atmosphere it is a meteoroid.
Comet- rock that passes the earth, does not come into contact via gravity. Meteor- rock which is attracted to the earth via gravity, passes into the atmosphere and burns due to friction caused by particles Meteorite- rock, similar to meteor, however it has survived the atmosphere and touched the earths surface.
The tail of a meteorite is called a "meteor trail" or "meteor train." It is the glowing streak of light that appears as a meteoroid enters and burns up in Earth's atmosphere.
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.
it's called a meteor
it's called a meteor
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it's called a meteor
Meteor
Burns up before entering the Earths atmosphere
That is called a meteoroid. When it enters the Earth's atmosphere and burns up, it creates a streak of light in the sky, known as a meteor or shooting star.
yes, but not always it depends on the size
Air heated to incandescence.
A rock that enters Earth's atmosphere is commonly called a meteoroid. As it burns up in the atmosphere and produces a bright streak of light, it is known as a meteor. If any fragments of the rock survive the journey and land on Earth's surface, they are called meteorites.
It is heated ionised air and matter from the meteorite.