How often does a meteor of small size hit the earth?

While large impacts are fairly rare, thousands of tiny pieces of space rock, called meteorites, hit the ground each year. ... read more

meteor is a bright streak of light in the sky (a "shooting star" or a "falling star") produced by the entry of a small meteoroid into the Earth's atmosphere. Meteorites are bits of the solar system that have fallen to the Earth. read more

Every day, Earth is bombarded with more than 100 tons of dust and sand-sized particles. About once a year, an automobile-sized asteroid hits Earth's atmosphere, creates an impressive fireball, and burns up before reaching the surface. read more