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what is the difference between a meteor and a meteorite?

1. Meteors are larger than meteorites
2. Meteors come from the Kuiper belt and meteorites originate in the asteroid belt.
3. Meteors are more like comets than meteorites
4. a meteorite is a meteor that impacted the earth.


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meteorites, meteors are objects that enter Earth's atmosphere from space. But meteors—which are typically pieces of comet dust no larger than a grain of rice—burn up before reaching the ground. ... The term “meteorite” refers only to those bodies that survive the trip through the atmosphere and reach Earth's surface. I believe this is it

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