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What refers to smaller pieces of celestial debris that have entered a planets atmosphere?
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Why are moons natural satellites to planets?
Satellites are objects placed in orbit by human enterprise. Moons are natural satellites because they orbit planets or other smaller celestial bodies, but are formed in some way out side our control. IE: collisions, captured dwarf planets, or created out of the same Protoplanetary Disk as it's primary.
What the asteroids are larger or smaller than planets?
are asteroids smaller or larger than planets
What are the tiny planets?
Objects that are smaller than planets are called "dwarf planets"; even smaller objects are called "asteroids".
Are dwarf planets smaller than inner planets?
Yes, all of the dwarf planets are smaller than the smallest inner planet (Mercury).
How do you compare dwarf planets from regular planets?
dwarf planets are smaller than regular planets
Which of these refers to smaller pieces of celestial debris that have entered a planet's atmosphere?
meteor
Which planets are smaller than Titan?
Mercury, but only by volume as Titan has a gaseous atmosphere.
What is the major difference between smaller inner planets and larger outer?
The relative size of the gaseous atmosphere - mostly due to the amount of hydrogen in that atmosphere.
How do meteorites differ from asteroids?
Asteroids are objects smaller then planets that orbit the Sun. Meteorites are (usually) smaller objects that enter the atmosphere and reach the ground.
Are the inner planets smaller than the outer planets?
yes the inner planets are much smaller then the outer planets
Why do outer planets have a thicker atmospheres than the inner planets?
Gravity is the force that keeps an atmosphere in place, surrounding a planet. Since there is no actual roof or container holding in the atmosphere, gas can always leak away into outer space, if it is not held in place by gravity. So the stronger the gravitational force, the more atmosphere can be retained. Large planets have a lot of hydrogen in their atmosphere, but hydrogen leaks away from smaller planets. Large planets attracted more gas when they were originally formed, as well. Remember that the solar system itself, and everything in it, originally condensed out of an interstellar cloud of gas and dust.
Are the rockey planets larger or smaller than the gas planets?
smaller
How are asteroids different to planets?
An asteroid is a rock that is far smaller than a planet or dwarf planet. They have no atmosphere. They may circle a sun or a planet.
Is planets a noun?
Yes, the word 'planets' is a noun, the plural form of the noun planet. The noun planets is a word for two or more celestial bodies, smaller than a star but larger than an asteroid, that does not produce its own light but is illuminated by light from the star around which it revolves. The noun planet is a word for a thing.
Are gas planets smaller than dwarf planets?
No. All of the objects in out solar system labeled as dwarf planets are smaller than the smallest of the planets. The gas planets are the largest planets.
What the asteroids are larger or smaller than planets?
are asteroids smaller or larger than planets
What are the tiny planets?
Objects that are smaller than planets are called "dwarf planets"; even smaller objects are called "asteroids".
