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What is the difference between asteroids and metiorite?
A meteorite is a meteor that lands on the earth. An asteroid is a natural object that is still in space (not including larger objects such as moons, planets and stars, of course).
Is a meteroid the size of a pebble?
No, a meteoroid is typically much larger than a pebble. Meteoroids can range in size from small grains of sand to large rocks several meters in diameter.
What is the glowing trail that results when a meteroid burns up in earths atmosphere?
Air heated to incandescence.
Does a meteroid have an atmosphere?
No, a meteoroid is a small rocky or metallic body in outer space that does not have an atmosphere. It is typically smaller than an asteroid and can range in size from a grain of sand to a small rock.
If a meteoroid hits earths surface it is called?
An object in space is called a meteroid. A meteroid that is in the Earth's atmophere is called a meteor. A meteor that falls to the Earth is called a meterioite.
