Here's a breakdown of the terms:

* Meteoroid: A small rocky or metallic body traveling through space.

* Meteor: The bright streak of light produced when a meteoroid burns up in the Earth's atmosphere. This is what we often call a "shooting star."

* Meteorite: A meteoroid that survives its passage through the atmosphere and strikes the Earth's surface.

So, the stone itself before entering the atmosphere is a meteoroid, and the light show it creates is a meteor. If it actually hits the ground, it becomes a meteorite.