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The asteroid belt beyond Mars. It was formed due to the gravitational effects between Mars and the next planet outward.

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Q: What evidence exists today that the number of rocks and rock particle floating around in the solar system was much greater in the past soon after the planets formed?
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Does meteors is planets or moons?

Meteors are pieces of either moons or planets that broke off and are freely floating around in place t'ill they get attracted by a planets gravitational pull.


Why is one planets air pressure greater than another planets?

It is because some of the planets are farther from the sun


Are distances between the outer planets less than the distance between the inner planets?

No. They are much greater.


What is the stuff that coalesces to form planets referred to as dust composed of at particle level?

Mainly hydrogen.


What evidence is there for asteroid impacts on planets?

Craters and the position of the planet.

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How long is the particle eclipse?

A particle eclipse is where to planets line up with on anothere.


How comets differ from planets?

comets are pieces of floating rock in the outer space while planets are a sphere shaped ball that is able to have life living on it.There are most likely thousands of planets with life some possibly more intelligent than us but we have no means at the moment to contact them or find evidence of their exsistence


Does meteors is planets or moons?

Meteors are pieces of either moons or planets that broke off and are freely floating around in place t'ill they get attracted by a planets gravitational pull.


Is there planet systems there has no star?

There are free floating planets without a host star. Planets like that are even detected in our milky way.


What are the distances between planets greater between the inner or outer planets?

The inner planets are closer together than the outer planets are.


Why is one planets air pressure greater than another planets?

It is because some of the planets are farther from the sun


How many planets has mass that is greater than the mass of earth?

Four planets, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune, have mass greater than that of the Earth.


What is a lie about how planets are formed?

Here is one lie about how planets are formed: One day Zeus took a big doodoo. All his doodoo was floating in space and they clumped together to form the planets.


Why do the planets closet to the sun move faster than planets that are further?

they have a greater distance to travel


What keeps the planets in your solar system from floating away?

The force of the Sun's gravity keeps them in their orbits.


How many planets are near stars?

Virtually all of the known planets are near a star. Occasionally, a rougue free floating one will be sighted, but they are rare anomalies.


How does the planets mass affect the strength of gravitational force?

The greater the mass, the greater the gravitational force.