What is the differences between a meteor meteroriods and a meteorites?

Meteoroids are small rocky or metallic bodies in space, typically ranging from the size of a grain of sand to several meters. When these meteoroids enter the Earth's atmosphere and produce a bright streak of light due to friction, they are called meteors. If a meteoroid survives its passage through the atmosphere and lands on Earth, it is then referred to as a meteorite. Thus, the key differences lie in their location and state: meteoroids are in space, meteors occur in the atmosphere, and meteorites are found on the Earth's surface.