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They may happen to cross Earth's orbit, and just crash into it. The gravity of the planets can also help increase the likelihood of a collision.
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Asteroid going to fall on earth 2012?
nope
Do asteroids fall to earth?
Yes, there was a asteroid storm a couple of weeks ago
What force allows asteroids to fall from orbit and hit Earth's surface?
The asteroids that strike earth's surface do not fall from orbit. Asteroids have fairly small masses, so their orbits are easily altered by interactions with other objects. Sometimes the orbit of an asteroid is changed such that its orbit intersects Earth's orbit. If the timing works out so that the asteroid reaches the point of interestion at the same time as Earth does, then a collision will result.
How does an asteroid fall on earth ex. does the asteroid just go rolling until it reaches earth?
The Earth itself is in free-fall, falling around the Sun in its orbit. Asteroids behave the same way; they are falling in their orbits around the Sun. Sometimes, they collide, like cars on the freeway.
How is an asteroid dangerous?
it isnt because when it falls from earth itll just fall like a pebble falling from the ground
How might an asteroid impact change Earth's climate?
When the asteroid strikes Earth, it would throw up a great deal of debris into the atmosphere. The debris would block much of the sun's light, thus causing global temperatures to fall and decreasing the amount of plant life that could survive on Earth.
What falls to the earth as dust a Meteoroid Asteroid or Comet?
Meteoroids definitely fall to Earth as dust or small stones. To the best of our knowledge, no asteroid or comet has fallen to Earth within recorded history. But as large as they are, it's likely that a lot more than dust would survive a trip through the atmosphere by either of them.
Is asteroid a noun?
Yes, asteroid is a noun. A noun is a person, place, thing, or idea, making an asteroid fall into that category. It is a thing, making it a noun. To conclude, asteroid is a noun.
If an asteroid impact were to stop the Earth from rotating how big would that asteroid need to be?
size doesn't matter its the angle and speed of the asteroid that it is at, plus if that did happen the earth would either drift off into space and eventually get back into a orbit because of the suns gravity or explodes and everything would just flip, roll over, fall how ever you wanna put it. plus its nearly impossible for a asteroid to do that it would probably do what i said in the second sentence.
How close does an asteroid have to be to Earth to fall into our planet?
Its not only a question of distance but a question of speed too. The Momentum of the asteroid is the right parameter to calculate before deciding if earth's gravity will pull it away from its trajectory (unless coming directly towards us) and make it plunge towards us.Thus we need these parameters before answering this question: 1-Speed of the asteroid 2-Mass of the asteroid ( momentum = Mass X Speed) (Gravitational force = Mass X g) 3- Direction of the asteroid 4-The least important is the distance from earth. To simplify all, it's not so direct as you think.
What are two inner planets?
Mercury, Venus, Earth, and Mars are all Inner Planets. They are called such because their orbits fall between the sun and the asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter.
What causes most of the asteroids to remain orbiting in the asterdoid belt?
Gravity and inertia. The rocks in the asteroid belt are in free fall, and orbit the Sun under the influence of gravity. Sometimes they collide, and the fragments are knocked into different orbits, and sometimes those new orbits cause the objects to leave the asteroid belt. Some astronomers believe that the asteroid that hit the Earth 65 million years ago came from the asteroid belt after a collision like this.
