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Asteroids frequently visit Earth because many of them pass very close to the Earth's orbit around the Sun. ~E. Plaga
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Do comets or asteroids enter the earth's atmosphere as a flaming ball?
No, they start breaking down to a small rock, asteroids enter the earths atmosphere frequently.
Do asteroids come down to earth?
In the beginning of the history of the solar system the Earth was bombarded frequently by asteroids. Now the frequency has diminished significantly but still many tons of "space rocks" fall into the Earth's atmosphere each year some of these hit the ground.
What are the group of asteroids that may occasionally cross earth?
Asteroids that occasionally cross the orbit of Earth are known as Near Earth Asteroids. Asteroids that both cross the orbit of the Earth and are large enough to pose a significant threat in the event of an impact are known as Potentially Hazardous Asteroids.
Are asteroids larger then earth?
asteroids vary in size from rock size to earth size and bigger.
Which of these hit the earth comets or asteroids?
It is possible for comets and asteroids to hit Earth, but they are extremely rare events.
Is Costa Rica safe from asteroids?
No. Asteroids can hit anywhere on earth.
Are the Amor asteroids the greatest threat to life on Earth?
No, that would be apollo asteroids
What is true about asteroids?
Asteroids orbit the Sun, and some of them can cross the Earth's orbit.
Where do asteroids strike the most?
Asteroids strike the surface of the Earth randomly. There is no place on the earth that is a preferred location for asteroid strikes.
What are the Beliefs about asteroids?
One superstitious belief about asteroids is if an asteroid crashed in the surface of the earth, the climate will become hotter. Another is that asteroids will cause great harm to the earth when it passes. Since science has studied asteroids, there are not many superstitions about them.
Asteroids relation to earth?
Scientist say that a large sum of asteroids did a big bang and the asteroids created the lava core in the center of the Earth, when the Earth spun the heat cooled down so that bits of rock and environment could form. So according to scientist asteroids created Earth. Basically he means that earth was made from rock
Do asteroids come close to the earth?
They can.
