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What is a rock from space that hit the earth?
meteorite
Is the meteorite hit the Earth?
Yes. A meteorite is a piece of rock or metal from space that has hit Earth's surface.
What are the pieces of rock that hit Earth's surface?
Meteorites
What are rocks that hit the earth's surface called?
Rocks that hit the Earth's surface are called meteorites. When a meteoroid (a rock in space) survives its journey through the atmosphere and lands on the Earth's surface, it is referred to as a meteorite.
How did the planets get moons?
Some get by asteroids others (like Earth) hit hit with a meteoroid and the rock that fly out into space form together to make a moon
Why are there craters on the moon and not on the earth?
Because meteoroids hit the moon and when meteoroids come towards Earth our atmosphere burns it away into tiny pieces of rock.
What has more mass a rock in earth or a rock on the moon?
a rock in earth
How could people go on with there life knowing that that Big rock will hit earth one dayhow could people not think about that when that big rock hit the earth that's it?
They can staight away go on the rocket and of to another planet! If they ask for money say:"its all about our life and death let us go!!!!
Why doesn't meteor hit the Earth's surface?
Yes, they do. Just this week (January 18, 2010) a meteor crashed through the roof of a doctor's office in Virginia and landed on the floor of the examining room. Granted, MOST meteors burn up in the atmosphere and don't survive the passage. But some do.
How did the 1st bacteria on earth change the atmosphere?
First of all, earth got hit by a mars sized rock called thiea. This gave us the moon which changed our atmosphere. Besides, the earth didn't have an atmosphere before thiea hit it.
What was the source of molten rock on the newly formed moon?
Probably Earth. It is assumed that in the very early life of the Earth it was hit by an object the size of Mars, resulting in matter ejected from the Earth, forming the Moon.
Is a meteorite really going to hit earth or an asteroid?
There is currently no known imminent threat of a significant meteorite or asteroid impact on Earth. Efforts are being made by scientists and space agencies to monitor and study near-Earth objects to prevent any potential collisions in the future.
