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Several thousands. Most of them are the size of a grain of rice or smaller. A few each day may be the size of a baseball or occasionally the size of a Basketball.
Once a week or so, the Earth is hit by a rock the size of a car, and once every few months, we get hit by something the size of a house. A couple of months ago, a meteor the size of a house exploded over central Indonesia; it scared a lot of folks, but apparently did no damage.
The VAST majority of these burn up completely in the atmosphere, surviving as nothing but dust. A few do make it to the Earth, often in small (fist-sized) chunks. Very few do any damage. Only a few people are known to have been hit by a meteorite; there was a boy in Germany last year who was struck in the hand by a meteorite the size of a pea.
Every few hundred years, bigger things hit the Earth, and some do a lot of damage. In 1908, a meteor or small comet exploded high in the atmosphere near a place called Tunguska, Siberia, causing an explosion the size of a nuclear bomb. 5000 years ago, a meteor struck in the Indian ocean causing a tsunami, which may be the source of the "Great Flood" legends in Gilgamesh and Noah's Ark. 14000 years ago, something hit northern Canada causing the "Younger Dryas" mini-ice age.
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∙ 11y agoSeveral, but it would be difficult to be specific. It's different every day, of course.
That would be impossible to answer, as it is not a constant figure.
About 500 meteorites hit the Earth earth year, so that's less than 2 a day. As most meteorites are about the size of a marble, it's unlikely to weigh more than a pound or two. So in tons, that's about 0.001 tonnes.
However, if on that "day" a very large meteorite hit the Earth - that figure would change dramatically. The largest known meteorite weighs 15 tons.
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∙ 15y ago140,000,000 meteriods enter the earth's atmosphere each day.
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∙ 14y agoThousands each day. Most of them are tiny; the size of grains of sand or grains of rice. Only a few dozen per day are as big as a Baseball, and only a few per week are substantially larger.
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∙ 11y agoAbout 20 tons a day. not sure How many micrometeorites a day though.
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∙ 11y agoA BIG LARGE WHOPPING HUGE WHOPPING SCHLOPPING 40 TONS.
"barely any"
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∙ 14y agoOn average, probably a couple of tons. Hardly any.
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∙ 11y ago40 Tons per day
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∙ 13y agoAbout 20-40 tons, barely any.
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10 tons
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Where is Place where ulkapind hits the earth?
onindia
What are sun angles?
the point where the sun hits the earth
What is a meteroroid called when it hits earth?
it is called a meteorite
What causes earth's seasons?
The way heat energy reflects off of Earth because of the angle at which it hits
Why is evidence of a meteoroid impact rare on Earth, despite the fact they often pass into Earth’s atmosphere?
When a meteorite hits Earth, the result is similar to a huge bomb exploding. Some of the material from the meteor turns to dust that goes high into the atmosphere where winds carry it over the entire surface of the Earth.
When an extraterrestrial object hits the earth?
Every 500 years
Is tektite a mineraloid?
No. A tektite is a drop of molten material (a glass) that is formed from the splatter caused when a meteorite hits the earth.
Scientist claim that every minute about 900 million tons of what hits the earth?
Americans
Will the world end if a meteor hits the earth?
No. Thousands of meteors hit the earth every year. In a typical year there are between 18,000 and 80,000 meteorites of 10 grams or more, which strike earth.
How long does the star takes to reach earth?
Stars don't travel to earth. But the light and other radiation that they emit spreads out in every direction from the star, and some of it eventually hits the earth. Starting out from the star, it takes the light 1 year to reach the earth for every 5,878,700,000,000 miles it has to cover to get here.
Is there a chance of a meteor hits the earth?
every chance, but size in the question, Scientists estimate that between 36 and 166 meteorites hit the earth, larger than 10 grammes in weight, every million square Kilometres per year
When will meteoride come to earth?
Every year, several small meteorites hit the Earth. Very occasionally (hundreds or thousands of years) a big one hits the Earth and causes destruction. It is not yet possible to predict such events.
What happens to the sunlight that hits the surface of the Earth?
Sunlight that hits the Earth's surface is absorbed by the Earth. It is then reflected back.
When a meteor hits the earth what does it form?
When a meteor hits the Earth it forms a crater.
Would 0.03 percent of the sun light that hits the Earth every day take care of all your needs if used properly?
Yes, it would.
Will the earth be distroyed when the meteor hits earth?
Not likely.
Will you die if the sun hits the earth?
Yes if you are on the earth.
