The chronological description of an asteroidal fragment that falls to Earth would be:
A) meteor, meteorite, meteoroid.
B) meteorite, meteoroid, meteor.
C) meteoroid, meteor, meteorite.
D) meteor, meteoroid, meteorite.

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A meteoroid is a small rocky or metallic body in space, and when it enters the Earth's atmosphere, it becomes a meteor. If the meteor does not disintegrate completely during its entry into the Earth's atmosphere and reaches the ground, it is called a meteorite. Therefore, the correct order would be meteoroid → meteor → meteorite.

The Chronological Description of an Asteroidal Fragment That Falls to Earth