Question

Why doesn’t every meteor become a meteorite?

A) Many meteors are pulled away from Earth by the Sun’s gravity before hitting Earth.

B) Many meteors break apart due to Earth’s atmosphere before hitting Earth.

C) Many meteors break apart due to the Sun’s gravitational pull before hitting Earth.

D) Many meteors are pulled out to interstellar space before hitting earth.

Answer 1

b

Step-by-step explanation:

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Answer 2

Not every meteor becomes a meteorite because - B) Many meteors break apart due to Earth’s atmosphere before hitting Earth.

Step-by-step explanation:

Before a small piece of an asteroid or a comet enters Earth’s atmosphere, it is called a meteoroid. When it enters Earth’s atmosphere at high speed, it lits up because of the friction caused by particles in the atmosphere and thus it becomes a meteor. When meteor survives and reaches the ground, it becomes a meteorite.

If you look at the night sky and see a falling star, you might be seeing a meteor that burns and never reaches the ground.