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It is either an asteroid (if reasonably large) or a meteoroid (if smaller). Some meteoroid swarms are the remnants of comets that lost their volatile compounds and broke up into pieces.
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What are the satellites that orbit around Jupiter?
It is mostly rock, and rubble. ~Rainbowman
What is a piece of rock or dust burning in the air around earth?
A meteoroid that burns up is still called a meteoroid. The flaming incandescent phenomenon is called a meteor. If it survives atmospheric entry and impacts the ground, it is called a meteorite.
What is a piece of rock or metal which is smaller than an asteroid that orbits the sun?
It is called a particle.
What are the large space rocks?
A large piece of space rock is called an asteroid these are rocky objects that are thought to be the remanents of the big bang they orbit the sun between Mars and Jupiter However, when they come in contact or close to earth's atmosphrere they turn into meteors or meteorites.
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 are the satellites that orbit around Jupiter?
It is mostly rock, and rubble. ~Rainbowman
What does a comet orbit?
Comets are small bodies of rock and ice which are in a highly eccentric orbit directly around our sun.
What are chunks of rock and metal that orbit between the planets?
Those are called satellites.
Is Pluto exactly like the other planets?
No. Pluto's not a planet. Its a big piece of rock that does'nt orbit like the other planets.
What is a large piece of rock called?
it starts with B i am sure
What is a piece of rock with 6 letters called?
a sample
What is a rock that deforms like a piece of molded clay called?
plastercine
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 is a relatively small celestial objects made of rock and metal that orbit around the sun?
They are known as asteroids.
What are meteroiods?
A meteriod is a floating piece of rock in space. It becomes a meteor when it is flying through the atmosphere. The piece of rock that survives the trip through the atmosphere is called a meteorite.
Is the earth a solid piece of rock?
No, it is made of rock but it is made up of many plates that move around the place cause earthquakes. The crust is rock but it is not solid all the way around. The plates are called tectonic plates and if you search "tectonic plates of the world" it should tell you where they are and what they are made up of.
What is a small piece of space rock that enters the earth's atmosphere called?
It is a meteorite
