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Can asteroids lose there orbit?
unless the asteroid that collided enough energy to make the asteroid's orbit deviates, attracted by the objects that have a greater gravitational energy.
Does an asteroid completing an orbit around the sun conserve energy?
Yes, everything obey the conservation of energy laws.
What would happen if an asteroid on a collision course with Earth would get blown up in outer space?
It is FAR easier to change the direction of an asteroid than to blow it up. All that is needed to accomplish the former is to nudge the asteroid a little off its collision course with Earth, and this could be done with some small explosions on the side of that asteroid. Blowing up an asteroid would be a complete waste of energy.
Where is the biggest asteroid located?
The largest asteroid, Ceres, is in the asteroid belt.
What happends if a asteroid collides with an object?
The result wold depend on the energy created by the collision. In most cases both objects would shatter into pieces that would spin away in a variety of new directions. If the asteroid collides with a much bigger object (a planet) then it will create an impact crater in the planet and the asteroid and a bit of the planet's surface will melt.
Can asteroids lose there orbit?
unless the asteroid that collided enough energy to make the asteroid's orbit deviates, attracted by the objects that have a greater gravitational energy.
An asteroid that is moving farther away from the sun is gaining what type of energy?
While getting farther from the Sun in its orbit, an asteroid (or other object) will gain potential energy, and lose kinetic energy.
Does an asteroid belt have a source of energy?
Yes. The source of energy acctually comes from the sunlight.
Does an asteroid completing an orbit around the sun conserve energy?
Yes, everything obey the conservation of energy laws.
Can an asteroid hit a moon?
yes but that would add energy to the moon's orbit
Does a meteor give off its own energy?
No. An asteroid is just chunk of rock and metal in space. It does not release its own energy.
What would happen if an asteroid on a collision course with Earth would get blown up in outer space?
It is FAR easier to change the direction of an asteroid than to blow it up. All that is needed to accomplish the former is to nudge the asteroid a little off its collision course with Earth, and this could be done with some small explosions on the side of that asteroid. Blowing up an asteroid would be a complete waste of energy.
Why does a small asteroid make such a large impact on earths surface?
It's because of the asteroid's kinetic energy. Think of it like this. Even though an asteroid can be relatively small (10 meters across), it moves at an average speed of 25 kilometers per second, or about 15.5342798 miles per second. Now, that alone might not seem like much. However, once you calculate the kinetic energy, or the collision energy in this case, you'll see why. The "average" asteroid is about 10 km across with a mass of 1.47 x 10^21 kg. So, after figuring it's kinetic energy, (1/2)mv^2, we find it has a collision energy of 9.1875x10^27 joules, equal to 109,375,000,000,000 of the atomic bombs dropped on Nagasaki.
Where is the biggest asteroid located?
The largest asteroid, Ceres, is in the asteroid belt.
Is the asteroid Ceres the largest asteroid?
That's right; Ceres is the largest asteroid.
Is a planetoid and asteroid or a comet?
asteroid
What is a sentence for the word asteroid?
The asteroid missed the Earth's atmosphere by inches.We will begin asteroid mining soon.
