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What are some problems that society's use of satellites may cause?
explosions if they fall out of orbit towards earth
Why don't satellies in orbit fall to the ground why don't they fly off into space?
Because it have some gravity from space.
What are pieces of rock that orbit the sun between Mars and Jupiter?
Uhh... The Asteroid Belt maybe? Do some research
Are planets made out of stars?
No. Planets are objects made of some combination of rock, gas, and/or metal that orbit stars.
What is the different between and comet and an asteroid?
Comets are objects made up of mostly ice and some rock that have a tail.Asteroids are irregular shaped rock that orbit in a belt.Meteoroid are rock fragments floating through space.
What is the difference between an comet and an asteroid?
Comets are objects made up of mostly ice and some rock that have a tail.Asteroids are irregular shaped rock that orbit in a belt.Meteoroid are rock fragments floating through space.
Is it possible that another planet we haven't found is following earths orbit?
Not a planet of any significant size, which would be easy to see, but it is possible that some pieces of rock are in a similar orbit to the Earth at the five Lagrangian Points of the Earth's orbit.
Can an igneous rock be changed into a metamorphic rock?
Yes. Among some of the more common changes, granite can become gneiss and basalt can become greenstone.
What is the difference between an asteroid comet and meteoroid?
Comets are objects made up of mostly ice and some rock that have a tail.Asteroids are irregular shaped rock that orbit in a belt.Meteoroid are rock fragments floating through space.
What is the similarity between the Earth and an Asteroid?
Both orbit the sun. Some asteroids are made of similar stuff to the earth. The earth is made of iron and nickel (which is mostly deep in the core) and rock. Some asteroids are made or rock, some of iron, and some of a mix.
Can the interaction between magma and surrounding rock cause changes in the rock?
Yes. The rock will get hot, of course, and some pieces of rock will become magma itself.
Can any type of rock become another type of rock?
No. A similar rock could be formed, but some characteristics would be altered.
