Question

What are the large celestial bodies that reach Earth before evaporating completely called?

Answer 1

Meteors:

1. When a meteorite hits the earth’s atmosphere, it does it with a high velocity, which makes it look flashy and like a fireball. Therefore, shooting stars are actually meteors and not stars. There are different types of meteors, depending on their sizes and brightness.
2. A meteor is a celestial object that enters the Earth's atmosphere and entirely vaporizes before it reaches the surface. These objects are often formed of rocks and metals. Most of them normally evaporate at an altitude of$80\mathrm{km}$ to $130\mathrm{km}$ in the air.
3. Meteorites are significantly larger than meteors.
4. Meteors do not reach the Earth, instead, they evaporate somewhere in space, but when they do, they are known as meteorites. Only the larger meteors make it to the Earth.

Therefore, the large celestial bodies that reach Earth before evaporating completely are known as meteorites.