A large piece of debris that only partially burns up in the atmosphere, leaving a fragment to hit the surface, is called a
A) meteor
B) hail stone
C) meteorite
D) meteoroid

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A meteorite is a piece of debris that survives traveling through the atmosphere and hits the ground, while a meteor is the visible streak of light caused by the debris burning up in the atmosphere. A meteoroid is the actual piece of debris traveling through space, and hail stones are formed from the accumulation of supercooled water droplets in thunderstorm clouds.

A Large Piece of Debris That Only Partially Burns Up