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What body has the fastest orbital speed as it orbits the sun asteroid or comet?
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What is a rock or metal that is smaller than an asteroid that orbits the sun?
Comet
Which is most likely to be a more frequent visitor of earth a comet or an asteroid why?
An asteroid, because the orbits of the asteroids are nearer to the earth than the comets.
How is it possible for an asteroid or comet to cut directly across earths orbital path but not hit earth?
The Earth and the asteroid could be at a different points in the path.
What relationship does the asteroid belt and the sun have?
A comet orbiting the sun will always have it's tail pointing away from the sun.
In 1801 astronomers discovered an asteroid between the orbits of mars and Jupiter What did they think it was?
It was believed to be at the time the 1770 comet.
What is a rock or metal that is smaller than an asteroid that orbits the sun?
Comet
Chunk of material smaller than an asteroid that orbits the sun?
a meteroid or comet i think
Which is most likely to be a more frequent visitor of earth a comet or an asteroid why?
An asteroid, because the orbits of the asteroids are nearer to the earth than the comets.
How is it possible for an asteroid or comet to cut directly across earths orbital path but not hit earth?
The Earth and the asteroid could be at a different points in the path.
What is a chunk of rock that orbits around the Sun?
An asteroid or perhaps a comet depending on the orbit the object takes.
What relationship does the asteroid belt and the sun have?
A comet orbiting the sun will always have it's tail pointing away from the sun.
In 1801 astronomers discovered an asteroid between the orbits of mars and Jupiter What did they think it was?
It was believed to be at the time the 1770 comet.
What do you think would happen if the planets did not have their own orbits?
they would probably collide with a comet, asteroid, the Sun, or another planet.
Is Halley's comet the largest asteroid?
No. For one thing, Halley's comet is a comet, not an asteroid. The largest asteroid is Ceres, which is far larger than Halley's comet.
What do you call to the point where the earth is fastest from the sun?
Aphelion is the point in the orbit of a planet, asteroid, or comet at which it is furthest from the sun.
Do all planet relove around sun or earth?
Every planet, asteroid and comet in our solar system orbits the sun. The only natural body that orbits Earth is its moon.
Is a planetoid and asteroid or a comet?
asteroid
