SOLAR SYSTEM

Detailed explanation-1: -Meteorites are named after the place where they are found. By long-standing convention, meteorites are given names and those names represent the place where the meteorite was found. The finder of the meteorite does not choose the name.

Detailed explanation-2: -Shooting stars are actually what astronomers call meteors. Most meteors burn up in the atmosphere before they reach the ground. However, once in a while a meteor is large enough than some of it survives and reaches Earth’s surface. Then it is called a meteorite.

Detailed explanation-3: -Explanation: Statement 1 is correct: Meteoroid is a much smaller rock or rock particle from a comet or asteroid orbiting the Sun. Statement 2 is correct: Meteor-If a meteoroid enters the Earth’s atmosphere and vaporizes, it becomes a meteor, which is often called a shooting star.

Detailed explanation-4: -Meteors are solid that evaporates on entering the earth’s atmosphere. If it survives on reaching the ground, it is called as meteorite. Hence we can say that meteorite is a meteor that doesn’t get evaporated on reaching the earth’s surface. Therefore, option (C) is correct and rest of the potions is incorrect.

Detailed explanation-5: -iron meteorites: which are almost completely made of metal. stony-iron meteorites: which have nearly equal amounts of metal and silicate crystals. stony meteorites: which mostly have silicate minerals.