What term generally describes small chunks of rocks and debris in space?

a meteorites
b meteoroids
c meteors
d meteorides

Meteoroids are debris in space.
They become meteors when they pass through the earth's atmosphere, but burn up.
A meteorite is when it lands on the surface of the earth.

The answer is d. when it begins to fall back to the child's hand

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