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Location is the difference.
Meteoroid is in space
Meteor has entered the earths atmosphere and can possibly be seen by it's fire/smoke trail
Meteorite- has reached the surface of the earth intact.
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What is the sola system?
The solar system is the collection of all the planets that revolve around the sun and other smaller bodies. These other bodies include the moon, comets, meteoroids and asteroids among others.
What are the three types of asteroids?
A meteoroid which reaches the ground is called a meteorite. A small number of meteorites have been found which scientists believe originated on the Moon or Mars. The composition of meteorites gives us valuable information about the universe. Meteorites typically fall into one of five categories.IronsThese meteorites are made of a crystalline iron-nickel alloy that resembles the outer core of the earth. Similar in structure to some asteroids (type M), 5.7% of meteorites are irons.Stony-IronsThese meteorites are mixtures of iron-nickel alloy and non-metallic mineral matter. Scientists believe they are like the material which would be found where the Earth's core meets the mantle. 1.5% of meteorite falls are stony irons.Stony MeteoritesThere are three subclasses of stony meteorites:Chondrites: These meteorites are the most numerous, comprising 85.7% of all meteorites found. They are characterized by chondrules: small (average diameter of 1 millimeter) spheres of formerly melted minerals that have melded with other minerals to form a solid rock. Chondrites are believed to be among the oldest rocks in the solar system and are similar in composition to the mantles and crusts of earth and the other terrestrial planets.Carbonaceous Chondrites: These meteorites are very rare and contain elemental carbon, the basic building block for life on earth.Achondrites: Stony meteorites without chondrules, representing about 7.1% of meteorites. Scientists believe that some of these meteorites originate on the surface of the Moon or Mars.From http://www.odec.ca/projects/2006/jauc6s2/kinds.htm
Do any of the planets have nickel in them?
Mars, Earth and Venus very probably have substantial deposits of nickel, and nickel is common among meteorites. So it is also likely that iron and nickel will be fairly common in the asteroid belt.
Why is there less mass on mars than the earth?
Mars has less mass because it is a smaller planet that is made up of roughly similar matter.The mass is the same everywhere. It is the weight that could be different according the difference in gravity among the planets.
The fact that the Earth has moved along its orbit in the time it took to rotate once is the reason for?
That's the reason for the nearly-4-minutes difference between the lengths of the sidereal day and the solar day.
What they use to study meteorites?
mass spectrum chronography, among other things.
Is a meteorite always magnetic?
No. Nickel-iron meteorites are perhaps the most common of all those recovered.
What is the standard word for the objects that sometimes appear as shooting stars?
Whether by the loose usage (misnomer), ''scientific'', or by standard usage, the appearance of "shooting stars" is caused by '''meteors'''. . . from which meteorites (found on Earth's surface) derive; but, strictly speaking, meteorites constitute the ''aftermath'' of a burning meteor that may have been earlier witnessed in the sky as a "shooting" or "falling" star . . . as is explained below. The object (or, more aptly put, the cause of the appearance) commonly referred to as "shooting star" is a rock entering the atmosphere from space called a ''meteor''; among the innumerable meteors known to exist in exoatmospheric space, only some of those, whose trajectories intersect Earth's, become visible as shooting stars as they burn due due to friction - most incinerate completely, leaving nothing behind - during traverse through Earth's atmosphere. The remnants of those burning meteors which were large enough to "survive" traverse and plunge into land or sea, if and when they are found, are called meteorites. (Note that there is logical reason, adhered to by most if not all "scientists," to exclude the word, meteorite, as an alternative explanation to meteor as the object giving rise to the "shooting star" phenomenon. It appears in the related Discussion.)
What is the difference between the terms amongst and among?
There is no difference between amongst and among. One can use these words interchangeably. Amongst is more of an "old-fashioned" way of saying among. However, among is more popular to use.
What is the sola system?
The solar system is the collection of all the planets that revolve around the sun and other smaller bodies. These other bodies include the moon, comets, meteoroids and asteroids among others.
What is the difference among plants and humans?
vagninas
What is the difference between among and amongst?
Amongst is more posh from England but among is from the USA.
What are the difference between among and between?
Difference between Among and Between : Among is used when we talk about things which are part of a group or mass of objects. Between is used when we refer to two things which are clearly separated.
What are the three types of asteroids?
A meteoroid which reaches the ground is called a meteorite. A small number of meteorites have been found which scientists believe originated on the Moon or Mars. The composition of meteorites gives us valuable information about the universe. Meteorites typically fall into one of five categories.IronsThese meteorites are made of a crystalline iron-nickel alloy that resembles the outer core of the earth. Similar in structure to some asteroids (type M), 5.7% of meteorites are irons.Stony-IronsThese meteorites are mixtures of iron-nickel alloy and non-metallic mineral matter. Scientists believe they are like the material which would be found where the Earth's core meets the mantle. 1.5% of meteorite falls are stony irons.Stony MeteoritesThere are three subclasses of stony meteorites:Chondrites: These meteorites are the most numerous, comprising 85.7% of all meteorites found. They are characterized by chondrules: small (average diameter of 1 millimeter) spheres of formerly melted minerals that have melded with other minerals to form a solid rock. Chondrites are believed to be among the oldest rocks in the solar system and are similar in composition to the mantles and crusts of earth and the other terrestrial planets.Carbonaceous Chondrites: These meteorites are very rare and contain elemental carbon, the basic building block for life on earth.Achondrites: Stony meteorites without chondrules, representing about 7.1% of meteorites. Scientists believe that some of these meteorites originate on the surface of the Moon or Mars.From http://www.odec.ca/projects/2006/jauc6s2/kinds.htm
What is the major difference among isotopes of an element?
Number of neutrons in the nucleus.
Is there a difference between amid amidst among and amongst?
There is no difference between amid and amidst or among or amongst. amidst and amongst are the obsolete words already replaced by amid and among, however in some cultures these words are still preserved.
What is the Difference among individuals in a population called?
genetic variation
