Question

distinguish between meteors and meteoritey .​

Answer 1

Answer:

(a)Meteor: If a meteoroid enters the Earth's atmosphere and vaporizes, it becomes a meteor, which is often called a shooting star. (b)Meteorite: If a small asteroid or large meteoroid survives its fiery passage through the Earth's atmosphere and lands on Earth's surface, it is then called a meteorite. (hope it use full)...

Answer 2

meteors are heavenly body consisting of small pieces of stones and metalliic rocks are called meteros /the pqrt of a meteor which does not burn on its entry into the earth atmosphere is called meteriotes