SOLAR SYSTEM

Detailed explanation-1: -Meteorites are space rocks that fall to Earth’s surface. Meteorites are the last stage in the existence of these type of space rocks. Before they were meteorites, the rocks were meteors. Before they were meteors, they were meteoroids.

Detailed explanation-2: -Meteorites. Sometimes meteoroids don’t vaporize completely in the atmosphere. In fact, sometimes they survive their trip through Earth’s atmosphere and land on the Earth’s surface. When they land on Earth, they are called meteorites.

Detailed explanation-3: -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.