Which of the following statements is/are correct with reference to the meteorite?
A. Meteoroids are objects in space that range in size from dust grains to small asteroids.
B. When meteoroids enter the Earth’s atmosphere they are called meteors.
C. A meteoroid enters the Earth’s atmosphere and hits the ground, it is called a meteorite.
D. All of these
Explanation:
A piece of the Winchcombe meteorite, from the first meteorite fall to have been recovered in the UK for 30 years, is to be put on display at the Museum. Meteoroids are objects in space that range in size from dust grains to small asteroids. But when meteoroids enter the Earth’s atmosphere they are called meteors. But if a meteoroid enters the Earth’s atmosphere and hits the ground, it is called a meteorite.
