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Q: What is an large space rock that orbits the sun called?
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What is a large body of rock or gas that orbits a star?

A planet is a large body of rock or gas that orbits a star, such as the sun.


What are large pieces of space rock with irregular shapes called?

Meteors


What is a large body of gases or rock and metal that rotates and orbits around a star?

That is called a planet.That is called a planet.That is called a planet.That is called a planet.


What is a large body of rock or gas that orbits the earth?

umm... The moon?


What are the rock objects called that crisscross the orbits of the planets?

They are still called asteroids. But some refer to them as "rogue" asteroids, or "asteroids in irregular orbits".


What are large rock chunks broken from a planet that orbits the sun?

Asteroids or dwarf planets. :)


What is a rock in space called?

meteor


A lump of ice rock frozen gas and dust that orbits the sun?

A lump of ice, rock, frozen gas, and dust that orbits the sun is called an asteroid. This can be studied about in Astronomy.


What is a piece of rock or metal which is smaller than an asteroid that orbits the sun?

It is called a particle.


Is The moon the earths closest star?

The moon is not a star. It is a large ball of rock that orbits Earth as a satellite. A star is a huge ball of burning gas. Our star is called The Sun.


What is it called when large amount of rock loosen and fall?

A large amount of rock fall is called an avalanche.


What are large masses of falling rock called?

Large amounts of fallen rock are called "talus."But Rock avalanche is a proper term, as is Rock slide, or rockfall.