Meteoroids, Meteors, and Meteorites

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1.
FLASHCARD QUESTION
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What is a meteoroid?
Back
A small body made of dust or debris that travels through the space vacuum.
2.
FLASHCARD QUESTION
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True or False: When a meteoroid becomes a meteorite, less than 5% of the original object typically makes it to Earth's surface.
Back
True
3.
FLASHCARD QUESTION
Front
What is a meteorite?
Back
A former meteoroid that survives its fiery passage through the atmosphere to hit the Earth's surface.
4.
FLASHCARD QUESTION
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What do we call meteoroids when they enter Earth's atmosphere at high speed and burn up?
Back
Meteors.
5.
FLASHCARD QUESTION
Front
True or False: All meteors eventually become meteorites.
Back
False.
6.
FLASHCARD QUESTION
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What is the difference between a meteoroid and a meteor?
Back
A meteoroid is a small body in space, while a meteor is the flash of light produced when a meteoroid burns up in the atmosphere.
7.
FLASHCARD QUESTION
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What is the main cause of a meteor's brightness?
Back
The intense heat generated by friction as it travels through the atmosphere.
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