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Our moon is made almost entirely of rock identical in composition to the rock of earth's mantle.
There is no object made of gas orbiting earth.
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What is a body of rock and ice that orbits around the sun?
an asteroid
How are moons and asteroids different?
"An asteroid is a piece of moon that orbits the sun and a moon is a giant rock sphere that orbits earth."
What are large rock chunks broken from a planet that orbits the sun?
Asteroids or dwarf planets. :)
What physical layer of Earth is fractured into large rock plates?
The lithosphere.
Where did the large crystals form in the porphyry rock?
beneath earth's surface
What is a large body of rock or gas that orbits the earth?
umm... The moon?
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 is a body of rock and ice that orbits around the sun?
an asteroid
How are moons and asteroids different?
"An asteroid is a piece of moon that orbits the sun and a moon is a giant rock sphere that orbits earth."
What are the differences between Mercury and the moon?
Mercury is a planet. The moon is a chunk of rock. Mercury orbits the sun. The moon orbits the Earth, which in turn orbits the sun.
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 are large blocks of rock under the earth's crust?
What are large blocks of rock under the earth's crust?
What are large rock chunks broken from a planet that orbits the sun?
Asteroids or dwarf planets. :)
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 a large lump of rock orbiting around the earth called?
The large lump of rock orbiting around the earth is called the moon
What do the orbits made by the earth and the moon around the sunlook like?
rock chiken and a hole lot of hair
What kind of rock is a batholith?
A batholith is not necessarily in a volcano, but it is definitely involved with them. When a large body of magma cools inside the Earth's crust, creating a bed of volcanic rock, this is called a batholith. This can be a magma chamber or otherwise.
