what is the difference between meteors and meteorites
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A meteor is the flash of light that we see in the night sky when a small chunk of interplanetary debris burns up as it passes through our atmosphere.
If any part of a meteoroid survives the fall through the atmosphere and lands on Earth, it is called a meteorite
If any part of a meteoroid survives the fall through the atmosphere and lands on Earth, it is called a meteorite
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The dust or chunks of rocks from comets or asteroids that enter the earth's atmosphere are called meteors.
The meteors that crash upon the earth are called meteorites.
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