What is the difference between a meteor, a meteorite and a meteoroid?
A Flavor
B Size
C Weight
Prepare to be amazed – these three are different phases of the same object! It works like this: a meteoroid speeds through space until it enters the atmosphere, burning away as a meteor and impacting the ground as a meteorite. Now say ‘meteorite, meteor, meteoroid’ 3 times fast.
The correct answer is Size.