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Large lumps of rock that orbit the sun could refer to planets, asteroids, meteors.
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Small lumps of rock orbitting sun are called what?
metoreorite
Is an asteroid the same thing as an asteroid belt?
No. An asteroid is a relatively large chunk of rock and/or metal in orbit around the sun. The asteroid belt is a region in the solar system between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter where the majority of the asteroids orbit.
What is the name of the rock with angular fragments?
Large angular rock fragments describes an agglomerate. This usually happens in volcanic vents.
What is a description for an asteroid?
It contains lumps of rock and metal much smaller than planets. These lumps are called asteroids or minor planets. They are not visible from Earth with the naked eye, but many may be seen through binoculars or small telescopes
What are the satellites that orbit around Jupiter?
It is mostly rock, and rubble. ~Rainbowman
What is the use of mineral crushers and mills?
They grind large lumps of rock into smaller pieces.
What is the difference between asteroids and meteroids?
Asteroids are "large" lumps of rock whereas meteoroids are small particles, either grains of dust or boulder sized lumps of material.
What are 2 main resources of a meteoroids?
A meteoroid is a small rocky or metallic body travelling through outer space. Meteoroids are lumps of rock or iron that orbit the sun. Tiny particles called micrometeroids
Do elephants eat lumps of volcanic rock?
Certain species of elephants have been known to climb to volcanoes and consume lumps of volcanic rock. This volcanic rock is rich in sodium, important for the elephants diet.
What are lumps that have compositions different from the main body of rock?
Concretions
Small lumps of rock orbitting sun are called what?
metoreorite
What is Gold often found in?
in water, lumps of rock or in ores;)
The moon is an smalll rocky staelite?
It's Not. It is a very large rock that got pulled in my earths gravity and got into orbit.
What Colorado city's name would be defined as a large rock?
Castle Rock.
How did Table Rock Lake get its name?
It was named after a real rock formation somewhere by the lake. The rock has a large flat top which got the table rock name in there.
What does a meteoroids look like?
Meteoroids are big lumps of rock in space.
What are lumps that have compositions different from the main body of rock called?
Concretions
