Meteors are a streak of light in the sky. Meteors burn as it enters the atmosphere. It burns up because of friction with gasses in the atmosphere.Then, once it impacts the ground it becomes a meteorite.They are also known as ¨shooting¨ or ¨falling¨ stars. About 3,000 metric tons fall to the Earth as dust per day.
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