The first thing that comes to your mind about meteors is a falling star or a shooting star. Then, you wish for some good things you want to come true. They are called meteoroids when they're in space floating; meteors when they enter the atmosphere; and meteorites when they hit the earth. If meteors could do something aside from falling to earth, that would be to nag about being mistaken as a star. Who would ever like to have a mistake identity? They are streaks of lights but they are not stars.