Meteoroids, Meteor, or Meteorites?

Meteoroids, Meteors, and Meteorites

What was that??!!

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A piece of metal or rock that survives its journey through Earth's atmosphere and lands on Earth's surface...

• Meteoroid

• Meteor

• Meteorite

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Could land on your foot...

• Meteoroid

• Meteor

• Meteorite

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Glows as it is burning up in Earth's atmosphere...

• Meteoroid

• Meteor

• Meteorite

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A piece of metal or rock that is floating around outside of Earth's atmosphere...

• Meteoroid

• Meteor

• Meteorite

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A piece of metal or rock that enters Earth's atmosphere...

• Meteoroid

• Meteor

• Meteorite

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Is sometimes called a "shooting star..."

• Meteoroid

• Meteor

• Meteorite

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Could hit the International Space Station that orbits Earth above the atmosphere...

• Meteoroid

• Meteor

• Meteorite

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Could put a hole in your family's roof...

• Meteoroid

• Meteor

• Meteorite

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A piece of rock orbiting the sun in the asteroid belt...

• Meteoroid

• Meteor

• Meteorite

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Gives off its own light...

• Meteoroid

• Meteor

• Meteorite