Question

Fill in the blanks to correctly identify the relationship between meteors, meteorites, and meteoroids. A small body starts its life as a _______ floating through space between the planets until it makes a bright streak of light in Earth’s atmosphere as a _______ and then, if it isn’t consumed by frictional heating, finally lands on the ground as a ________.

Group of answer choices

meteor; meteoroid; meteorite

meteoroid; meteor; meteorite

meteorite; meteoroid; meteor

meteoroid; meteorite; meteor

Answer 1

Answer:

meteor; meteoroid; meteorite

Explanation:

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Answer 2

Answer:

The answer is B- meteoroid, meteor, meteorite

Explanation:

When meteoroids enter Earth's atmosphere (or other planets) at high speed and burn up, the fireballs or “shooting stars” are called meteors. When a meteoroid survives a trip through the atmosphere and hits the ground, it's called a meteorite.