9. Meteoroids, Meteors, and Meteorites

What is a meteoroid?

• A small rocky solar object found in the Asteroid Belt

• A burning meteor passing through the Earth's atmosphere

• A meteor that survives through the atmosphere and collides with the Earth's surface

• A shooting star

What is a meteor?

• A small rocky solar object found in the Asteroid Belt

• A burning meteor passing through the Earth's atmosphere

• A meteor that survives through the atmosphere and collides with the Earth's surface

• A shooting star

What is a meteorite?

• A small rocky solar object found in the Asteroid Belt

• A burning meteor passing through the Earth's atmosphere

• A meteor that survives through the atmosphere and collides with the Earth's surface

• A shooting star

What are shooting stars actually called?

• Meteoroids

• Meteors

• Meteorites

• Fireballs

How many meteorites reach Earth's surface every year?

• Nearly 500

• About 25 million

• 5-6

• None