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What is a description for an asteroid?
It contains lumps of rock and metal much smaller than planets. These lumps are called asteroids or minor planets. They are not visible from Earth with the naked eye, but many may be seen through binoculars or small telescopes
What is the name of large lumps of rock that orbit the sun?
Large lumps of rock that orbit the sun could refer to planets, asteroids, meteors.
What happens when lumps of rocks bump into each other?
crumble and break and it also depends on on the size of the rock if its big then it might not but if its small it probably will
What are the dents on planets called?
They are called craters. They are caused by fast moving lumps of rock (meteors) crash into the side of a planet, and the impact creates a kind of pulse.
What are small crystal-lined spheres of silica rock that sometimes occur in limestone called?
Small crystal-lined spheres of silica rock that sometimes occur in limestone are called geodes.
Small lumps of rock orbiting the sun?
The small lumps of rocks orbiting around the sun are called nuggets. These nuggets could either be asteroids or meteors.
What are lumps that have compositions different from the main body of rock called?
Concretions
What is small rock called?
A small rock is called a pebble.
What is the difference between asteroids and meteroids?
Asteroids are "large" lumps of rock whereas meteoroids are small particles, either grains of dust or boulder sized lumps of material.
What are 2 main resources of a meteoroids?
A meteoroid is a small rocky or metallic body travelling through outer space. Meteoroids are lumps of rock or iron that orbit the sun. Tiny particles called micrometeroids
What is a description for an asteroid?
It contains lumps of rock and metal much smaller than planets. These lumps are called asteroids or minor planets. They are not visible from Earth with the naked eye, but many may be seen through binoculars or small telescopes
do meteors and asteroids mean the same?
Not exactly. If small lumps of rock stay out in space, they are asteroids. If they enter the earth's atmosphere they are meteors.
What are the Travelling lumps or rock ice and gas that originated in the oort cloud called?
A male koala that that was dropped as a baby and turned wild. It then flew in a rocket ship into space and was released It now traveling in disguise of lumps of rock and ice in the oort cloud.
What is the name of large lumps of rock that orbit the sun?
Large lumps of rock that orbit the sun could refer to planets, asteroids, meteors.
What happens when lumps of rocks bump into each other?
crumble and break and it also depends on on the size of the rock if its big then it might not but if its small it probably will
What are the dents on planets called?
They are called craters. They are caused by fast moving lumps of rock (meteors) crash into the side of a planet, and the impact creates a kind of pulse.
Do elephants eat lumps of volcanic rock?
Certain species of elephants have been known to climb to volcanoes and consume lumps of volcanic rock. This volcanic rock is rich in sodium, important for the elephants diet.
