What's The Difference Between An Asteroid, A Meteor, and A Meteorite?

Asteroids, Meteors, and Meteorites, are what people tend to mix and mistake for each other. It's so unfortunate that practically science lovers get to do this too. So right now, I'm really concerned with those of us who would want to know the difference between these objects. In distinguishing the three, it is quite important to know how they work and basically what they are. Celestial bodies. Asteroids, Meteor and meteorites are all celestial bodies. They deal with outer space and may sometimes get caught up in Earth's gravitational pull. 
 An Asteroid
 Okay. We get it that asteroids are one of the celestial bodies we have in our Solar system, but the truth is, we can have an asteroid to be a Meteor or even a Meteorite. Asteroids appear to be the most abundant of the celestial bodies in space, having millions of itself clustered together between Jupiter and Mars.  This region is known as the Asteroid belt. Asteroids are most commonly formed from the remains of larger celestial bodies which appear to have stopped existing billions of years ago. Usually, asteroids are rocky and sometimes contain iron, and obviously just keep floating in space. An asteroid can be a naturally occurring solid object, which is smaller than a planet and is not a comet, that orbits a star. 

 A Meteor 
 Our Earth has a shield, which fights back life-threatening objects and bodies that try to get to Earth. This shield I known as the Earth's magnetic field. When an Asteroid enters the atmosphere of our planet, it starts to burn. And what keeps the object burning is the Earth's magnetic field. It is now called a Meteor I.e as asteroid that seems to have entered Earth already, is known as a Meteor. But you should know something. Asteroids that are in the Earth's atmosphere, being pulled down by the force of gravity, and hasn't landed to the surface of the Earth, are known as Meteors. An observable proof of this is the Meteor shower we get to see yearly. They don't land, but burn up a long way before getting to the surface of the Earth.
 A Meteorite
 When a meteor makes it past Earth's Magnetic field, nothing else stands in its way of motion to towards the surface of the Earth. And when a meteor gets to land on Earth, it's called a Meteorite. Sometimes, these objects are mistaken for shooting stars, which can also sometimes not turn out good; or sometimes even turn out embarrassing instead. Stay tuned for more.  Instagram: Cool_Mundial  Instagram :ScienceSnipers