Because it was headed towards earth.
It was bound to happen.
Asteroids typically take thousands to millions of years to reach the Earth from the asteroid belt. Once in the Earth's vicinity, an asteroid can crash into the Earth at any time depending on its trajectory and other factors.
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my answer is dinosaurs died 65 million years ago when an asteroid crashed into the earth
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.
Apophis is an 885 foot diameter asteroid that will pass by Earth on April 13, 2036. The odds of it hitting the Earth are calculated to be 1 in 48,000. Keep in mind that the asteroid that crashed into Chicxulub, Mexico wiping out the dinosaurs was 6 miles wide,nearly 36 times larger.
asteroids are the rocks of he universe
Some people think the dinosaurs died when an asteroid hit the earth.
They died.
i think it has somthin 2 do with gravitational pull as the asteroid passes by the earth it pulls the eath slightly along with its gravity.
No, an asteroid cannot destroy earth, but a large enough asteroid can have devastating effects on the life on Earth
I does not. The asteroid would of had to knock out the entire earth for that to happen. If you think of the facts it is just not possible.
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.