Why do asteroids and meteors differ?

Answer: Location and size differences

Location and size differences ✓ — Correct! Asteroids are large rocky objects orbiting the Sun, mostly between Mars and Jupiter. Meteors are the light streaks when space debris burns in Earth's atmosphere. The same rock could be called different names depending on where it is!

Meteors are hotter — Wrong. Meteors appear bright because they're burning up in our atmosphere, but that's a result of entry, not an inherent property.

Different chemical composition — Wrong. Both can be made of similar materials (rock, metal, ice). The terms describe location and state, not chemical makeup. The same object could be an asteroid in space and a meteor when entering atmosphere.