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Asteroids are made up of rock and metal
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Why does an asteroid have many craters?
An asteroid has many craters because each asteroid was a big rock that broke into many peices
What part of speech is the word asteroid?
Some people think the dinosaurs died when an asteroid hit the earth.
Is the earth inside or outside the asteroid belt?
From the sun it goes Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, ASTEROID belt, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune, Pluto (although no longer classed as a planet). So the earth is inside the orbit of the asteroid belt.
Does the gravitational attraction between earth and an asteroid decrease as the asteroid approaches earth?
The gravitational force (or attraction) between any two objects increases as the distance between them decreases. Thus, as an asteroid approaches Earth, the Earth's gravitational pull will increase as it gets nearer.
How many satellites does the asteroid belt have?
the Asteroid belt has no satelites all the asteroids that make up the belt is another asteroids satelite so there would be thousands of satelites
Is an asteroid a mineral?
No. Asteroids are made of minerals.
Is an asteroid made of Rock and ice?
yes
Is the asteroid belt made up of stars?
no...asteroids....
What is asteroid belt made of?
Iron and rocky asteroids.
What particles are an asteroid made of?
Meta, rock, and/or water
What is the tail of an asteroid made of?
Icy and rocky particles.
Who discovered the first and last asteroid?
Giuseppe Piazzi discovered the first asteroid in 1801. The most recent asteroid discovery was made by the Catalina Sky Survey on January 1, 2014.
Was the moon made from Mars?
No, our moon, Luna, was made from our planet, when and asteroid blew a chunk off.
An object made of rock or metal that orbit's the sun?
The answer is Asteroid. you may want to fill up Punnagai ulagam for your kid. All the best. Vellan
Why is Uranus tilted on it's axis?
A huge asteroid hit it and made it tilt. the only way it can stand straight again is if a huge asteroid hits it again.
What is the difference of a meteor and an asteroid?
An asteroid is a heavenly body which has its own orbit, between mars and jupiter, and revolve around the sun. It is made up of dust and rock. Meteor is also a heavenly body like asteroid but smaller than that.
A large asteroid the size of the state Texas has made impact on the earth?
Armageddon
