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Who is the asteroid belt named after?
It is not named after anyone. The asteroid belt is referred to as such because it is a belt of asteroids. The word asteroid comes from the Greek asteroeides, meaning "starlike."
What word is from asteroeides meaning minor planet?
The word is asteroid. 100% positive about my answer! hope this helped
Do asteroid and steroid have the same etymology?
Yes and no. They both derive from an Indo-European root ster-, but there seem to be three entirely different such roots. The first ster- means stiff or hard, and is the root of steroid. Ster- 2 means spread, and is the root of strew and straw. Ster-3 means star and is the root of star and asteroid.
Is an An asteroid traveling through space at a constant speed a balanced or unbalanced force?
An asteroid traveling through space at a constant speed is experiencing balanced forces. In this case, the net force acting on the asteroid is zero, meaning that any forces acting on it (such as gravitational pulls from nearby celestial bodies) are equal and opposite, resulting in no change in its motion. Thus, the asteroid maintains its constant speed without acceleration.
What is a word from asteroeides meaning minor planet?
The word "asteroid" comes from the Greek roots "aster," meaning "star," and the suffix "-oid," meaning "like" or "resembling." Thus, it refers to celestial objects that resemble stars in appearance, particularly minor planets orbiting the Sun. Asteroids primarily reside in the asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter, but they can be found throughout the solar system.
Is the asteroid Ceres the largest asteroid?
That's right; Ceres is the largest asteroid.
Where did the name asteroid come from?
The term "asteroid" comes from the Greek words "astron," meaning star, and "eidos," meaning form. Combined, they suggest "star-like" or "star-shaped." The name was chosen by the astronomer William Herschel in the early 19th century to describe these small rocky bodies orbiting the Sun.
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.
How might the occultation of a star by an asteroid tell us weather the asteroid has an atmosohere?
If there is an atmosphere, the light will gradually dim as the asteroid approaches the asteroid.
What lies between mars and jupiter-?
Main asteroid beltThe asteroid belt
What its the density of an asteroid?
The density of an asteroid differs.
