GENERAL KNOWLEDGE

Detailed explanation-1: -Meteoroids are fragments and debris in space resulting from collisions among asteroids, comets, moons, and planets. They are among the smallest “space rocks.” We can see them when they streak through our atmosphere in the form of meteors and meteor showers.

Detailed explanation-2: -Asteroids are rocky, airless worlds that orbit our Sun. They are remnants left over from the formation of our solar system, ranging in size from the length of a car to about as wide as a large city. Asteroids are diverse in composition; some are metallic while others are rich in carbon, giving them a coal-black color.

Detailed explanation-3: -Asteroids. Asteroids are rocky, airless worlds that orbit our sun. They are remnants left over from the formation of our solar system. They can be about as wide as a car to about as wide as the state of Utah. Most of the asteroids in our solar system come from a rock-filled region called the Asteroid Belt.

Detailed explanation-4: -Meteorites are fragments of rock or metal that fall to Earth from space. They are very rare, but many people find unusual rocks or pieces of metal and wonder if they might have found a meteorite.