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(a) How are meteors different from stars?
(b) How are meteors different from meteorites ?

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Answered by RONY710
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How are meteors different from stars?
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Meteor: A meteoroid that enters the earth’s atmosphere and vaporizes. Also called a “shooting star.”

Meteorite: A meteor that hits Earth without burning up in the atmosphere.

Meteor shower: A collection of meteors visible when Earth passes through a trail of debris left by a comet.

Asteroid: An object larger than a meteoroid that orbits the sun and is made of rock or metal. Historically, objects larger than 10 meters across have been called asteroids.

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