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Why do objects in orbit never actually hit the object that it orbits?
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∙ 12y ago
There are many different possibilities depending among other things on the size, composition and heat of the objects, and their velocity relative to each other when they collide. Two possibilities: they might just bump each other and go on their way with very little damage, or they might smash each other completely to bits.
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∙ 15y ago
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∙ 11y agobecause there are not much asteroids in the orbit of the earth because of it are not much collision between them which result in formation of meteors so meteor collision are not common on earth
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∙ 14y agoUhh, they do, from 65 million years and a lot of them hit in 4.8 billion years as they form the building blocks of life. there may be a 5% or 10% chance of there being another object hitting it in the current time.
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∙ 10y agoOther than the craters, and the fact that we've seen things fall from the sky and then found the remnants of the objects?
Chemical analysis of meteorites sometimes reveals that the proportion of elements within the meteorite doesn't match materials found on Earth.
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∙ 14y agoDepends on the size or the object. Small meteors hit the Earth all the time. A medium (100 meter) meteorite made Meteor Crater in Arizona. A six mile long monster assisted the dinosaurs into oblivion, and made a one hundred mile wide crater in the ocean floor off the coast of Mexico. Any object that large or larger, put your head between your legs and kiss your a** goodbye.
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∙ 7y agoIt depends on the size of the object, and its composition. if it is a large and dense object, it can cause destruction to the surface of the Earth, making a crater. If it is smaller, it could bounce off the Earth's atmosphere.
But most objects (meteors) burn up or explode in the atmosphere before hitting the Earth, which happens all the time.
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∙ 13y agoIf the object actually makes it to the Earths surface it is called a Meteorite. It does not matter if its man made or from outer space. I know they say a satellite has crashed to earth etc but its is still a meteorite. But the definition of meteorite is an object that has come from space and actually impacted with the planet.
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∙ 13y agoMost of the rock bodies in the solar system lie in between Mars and Jupiter in the asteroid belt. Our planet never goes into this part of the solar system.
Some rocks do float randomly in space, and there is a small chance of collision with these.
Very small rocks that hit earth simply burn up in the atmosphere, causing "shooting stars".
Therefore, the chance of a rock colliding with enough impact to do a lot of damage is relatively low
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∙ 11y agoNo, the Earth is hit more often than the moon. The reason for that is the Earth is so much larger than the moon. The Earth's atmosphere keeps many of them from hitting the ground however.
Edit: I think the question refers to the fact that there are so many more craters per unit area on the Moon. The main reason is that most of the craters on Earth are hidden or removed by weathering and geological changes such as depositing of sediments etc.
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∙ 15y agoWhat is formed when objects in space collide?
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What never changes when two or more objects collide?
The total momentum of all the objects does not change when two or more objects collide together. An object that is smaller in mass can not have more momentum after the collusion.
What is the movement of any object in an orbit?
the object is constantly pulled towards the force of gravity (caused by a planet or a sun) but is travelling so fast that it never falls into the planet. thais is quite difficult to explain without a diagram. look up planetary orbits on google images
Why don't planets collide?
All the planets are in stable orbits around the sun and never come close enough to be significantly affected by each other's gravity.
Which object orbits earth in both the earth centered and sun centered models?
That would be the moon. We've never thought of it that way ... the only object whose status didn't change between the geocentric and heliocentric model. Thanks for showing it to us.
From where do comets that orbit the sun every 200 years come from?
We believe that comets are the "left-overs" from the formation of the solar system 4.5 billion years ago. For reasons that are not yet clear, a frozen clump of dist, rocks and ice are disturbed from their distant lazy orbits around the Sun, and caused to drop into the inner solar system and come close to the Sun.The astronomer Jan Oort theorized that there must be an enormous toroidal (doughnut-shaped) "cloud" of these objects, sort of proto-comets in the solar system's deep freeze. While we have never actually observed any objects in the "Oort Cloud" directly (they are much too far away and too dim to be even theoretically visible with our current technology), his ideas made sense and are now an accepted concept in astronomy.Some astronomers believe that there might be one or more larger planet-sized objects in the Oort Cloud, or perhaps a "black dwarf"; an object not QUITE big enough to become a star. This object, nicknamed "Nemesis", might occasionally come close enough to the Oort Cloud to disturb the orbits of the frozen rocks and cause them to occasionally become comets - or to impact the inner planets such as Earth.
What is the difference between dead object and inanimate object?
inanimate objects were never alive dead objects were once alive.
Friction will never speed up an object?
Yes, Friction will never speed up an object because friction slows objects down.
Can an object gain the velocity of light?
The word object is a very general term. A photon is also an object, and it does travel at the speed of light. But it never travels at any other speed, so it doesn't "gain" that speed. If we were to ask about objects made of atoms, then the answer is no, they can never accelerate to the velocity of light. They can get arbitrarily close, depending upon how much energy is used to accelerate them, but they can never actually get to the full speed of light.
Are all objects complement?
No, not all objects have complements. In mathematics, a complement is a set of elements not contained in a given set. Objects that do not have complements include those that are not part of a set or those for which a complement cannot be defined.
What never changes when two or more objects collide?
The total momentum of all the objects does not change when two or more objects collide together. An object that is smaller in mass can not have more momentum after the collusion.
Why Bohr's orbit are called stationary orbits?
The orbits never change their position...
Why are Niels Bohr orbits called stationary state?
The orbits never change their position...
What is the difference between web services and a distributed object system?
Web services are a type of communication protocol that allows different applications to communicate over a network using standard web technologies like HTTP, XML, and SOAP. A distributed object system, on the other hand, is a system that enables objects to communicate and interact with each other across a network, often using specific middleware such as CORBA or DCOM. While both aim to facilitate communication between distributed systems, web services are more platform-independent and use standard web protocols, while distributed object systems are often tied to specific middleware technologies.
What happends when an inmoveable object meets an unstopeble object?
That will never happen - it can't happen actually. Any time you apply a force to an object, it will accelerate - its velocity will change.
Six monocular cues for depth perception?
Relative Size: All things being equal, more distant objects look smaller than closer objects.Texture Gradient: The texture of objects becomes less apparent as objects move farther away.Interposition: One object that's closer blocks our view of an object behind it. From this fact, we know which object is closer and which is farther away.Linear Perspective: The outlines of rooms or buildings converge as distance increases, a fact exploited by artists in perspective drawing. The lines never actually meet but they appear to from a distance.Height in Plane: In a scene, distant object tend to appear higher, and nearer objects lower.Light and Shadow: Objects cast shadows that give us a sense of their three-dimensional form
Is direct object an adjective?
No. It is an adverb. It is based on the related adjective, which is direct.
How does gravity affect object of different mass?
Depending on the greater or less the mass is gravity's affect on the object is not applicable as gravity is a never ending motion which does nothing but keep objects intact on planets.
