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Could a giant meteorite that yields magnetism cause an airplane to crash?
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Not unless the meteorite hit the airplane. But, magnetism can disrupt aircraft navigation and communication systems during periods of high solar (sunspot) activity.
== Meteorite event may result in noticeable electromagnetic pulse that can impact airplane electronics.
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Could a meteorite hit an airplane?
There is some speculation that a meteorite may have brought down TWA Flight 800, though this has not been confirmed. An NTSB report estimates that the chances of a meteorite penetrating the hull of a domestic aircraft over the U.S. are once every 59,000-77,000 years. The full report can be found here: http://www.dartmouth.edu/~chance/teaching_aids/books_articles/Cassidy.pdf
How do you write a sentence with the word magnetism in it?
Well you could say............ I hate magnetism (:
How could heating a bar magnet reduce its magnetism?
Heating a bar magnet could reduce its magnetism because the heat, by raising the energy level in the metal, disorients the atoms, which disrupts the magnetism.
Could a meteorite that hit earth consist of gold?
Most of the gold in the middle east around 1000 a.d. Came from a meteorite.
What Another Word For Meteorite?
It could perhaps be called an asteroid.
What processes could be used to separate the iron from the aluminum?
magnetism
Is airplane a preposition phrase?
No, it is a noun. It could be the object of a preposition, as in "on an airplane."
What kind of energy could cause a sunspot?
Magnetism. They are magnetic storms.
Why do you want to be hit by a meteorite?
Many meteorite are filled with rare earth metals, or other valuables like platinum or iridium. If you got hit by one, you could be rich if you survived.
Hans Christian Oerested discovered electricity could produce magnetism?
true
Could a shuttle ever been hit by a meteorite?
A shuttle could be, in theory but it is much more likely to be hit by a micrometeorite.
Can astrounuts walk on a Meteorite?
You don't have to be an astronaut to walk on a meteorite. A meteorite is a piece of rock or metal from space that has fallen to Earth, so anyone who can walk could potentially walk or step on a meteorite. Such a piece of rock or metal in space is called a meteoroid or asteroid depending on the size. Even the largest asteroids have much weaker gravity than Earth does, so walking would be difficult if not impossible as a single step could launch you at least several feet off the ground.
