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Meteoride, Meteorite, and Meteor

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What do we call when the meteor survive through the atmosphere and collide with the Earth's surface?

A Meteorite

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What do we call when the burning meteoroid passes through the Earth's atmosphere?

A Meteor

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Meteoroids are also known as ________?

Solar Junkyard

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Where can we find meteoroids?

Asteroid Belt between Mars and Jupiter

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What is a meteoroid?

A small rocky solar object

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Shooting stars are ________.

Meteors

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Meteors burn brighter than the rest are also known as _______.

Fireballs

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Some fireballs appear even brighter than the planet _______.

Venus

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How many meteors enter the Earth's atmosphere every day?

About 25 million meteors

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What are the three types of meteorites?

stony meteorites, iron meteorites, and magenetic meteorites

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How many meteroites reach the Earth's surface every year?

Nearly 500 meteorites

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