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Pieces of rock that strike the surface of a moon or planet?
These are meteoroids, small pieces of rock debris in space. They enter the earths atmosphere at high speeds, burning up brightly as shooting stars for a brief period due to the friction against the gas in the atmosphere - at this point they are referred to as meteors. If any surviving pieces are found on the surface, they are called meteorites. Since the moon has no atmosphere, meteoroids are able to survive the decent more easily, since there is no gas to cause them to burn up through friction.
Why do meteorites strike earth?
Meteorites do attack Earth. Meteorites are chunks, usally of planets, that have been split up. While they are travilling towards the sun (gravity) they are sometimes attaracted by our gravity.
The holes in the moon's surface were cause by?
The holes in the moon's surface, known as craters, were mainly caused by impacts from meteors and asteroids colliding with the moon's surface over billions of years. These impacts kick up debris and create depressions in the moon's crust that remain visible today.
How often do meteorites hit Earth?
When meteoroids enter Earth's atmosphere they are usually traveling around 10-70 kilometers per second. The atmosphere quickly burns up smaller ones and slows larger ones down to around 300 kilometers per hour before they strike the Earth.
Do asteroids comets and meteoroids pose danger to earth?
Meteoroids generally do not pose much of a risk as they are generally small enough to burn up in the atmosphere, and do not reach the surface. Asteroids and comets are larger and can cause potentially catastrophic damage if they strike Earth.
Meteorites that strike the moon's surface cause which surface feature?
craters.
Meteorites that strike the monn's surface cause which suface feature?
Craters.
What is a meteorites can cause on the surface of the moon or a planet?
a crater probably
Pieces of rock that strike the surface of a moon or planet?
These are meteoroids, small pieces of rock debris in space. They enter the earths atmosphere at high speeds, burning up brightly as shooting stars for a brief period due to the friction against the gas in the atmosphere - at this point they are referred to as meteors. If any surviving pieces are found on the surface, they are called meteorites. Since the moon has no atmosphere, meteoroids are able to survive the decent more easily, since there is no gas to cause them to burn up through friction.
Why do meteorites strike earth?
Meteorites do attack Earth. Meteorites are chunks, usally of planets, that have been split up. While they are travilling towards the sun (gravity) they are sometimes attaracted by our gravity.
What cause a meteoroid to become a meteorites?
landing on the earth
What is the chance you'll live if a meteor hits earth?
Fairly high. Meteorites hit the Earth every day, and I am still alive. It is the big meteorites you have to worry about. One of several hundred meters diameter might cause a major devastation.Fairly high. Meteorites hit the Earth every day, and I am still alive. It is the big meteorites you have to worry about. One of several hundred meters diameter might cause a major devastation.Fairly high. Meteorites hit the Earth every day, and I am still alive. It is the big meteorites you have to worry about. One of several hundred meters diameter might cause a major devastation.Fairly high. Meteorites hit the Earth every day, and I am still alive. It is the big meteorites you have to worry about. One of several hundred meters diameter might cause a major devastation.
How Does wind causes weathering?
Wind carries dust and other small particles which can strike their many tiny blows on a surface and cause the surface to wear away to some extent, increasingly so as time goes on.
The holes in the moon's surface were cause by?
The holes in the moon's surface, known as craters, were mainly caused by impacts from meteors and asteroids colliding with the moon's surface over billions of years. These impacts kick up debris and create depressions in the moon's crust that remain visible today.
Meteors are most closely associated with meteroids that?
Meteoroids become meteors -- or shooting stars -- when they interact with a planet's atmosphere and cause a streak of light in the sky. Debris that makes it to the surface of a planet from meteoroids are called meteorites.
What is the most prominent feature in Jupiter's surface and what causes this feature?
Jupiter's most prominent feature is its Great Red Spot, a massive storm that has been raging for centuries. The cause of this feature is not fully understood, but it is thought to be a combination of Jupiter's powerful atmospheric dynamics and its composition of mostly hydrogen and helium gases.
Why is a metoraite covered with fire?
MeteorItes typically orbit the sun like the Earth does. These orbits are at very high speeds. Occasionally, asteroids in the asteroid belt collide and cause them to head towards the inner solar system. Occasionally, these asteroids will enter Earth's gravitational field and eventually plummet towards the surface. Because these meteorites are traveling so quickly, and because Earth's atmosphere is oxygen-rich, the meteorite will ignite. Usually, this fire will normally consume the meteorite and it will "burn up" in the atmosphere. Only large meteorites would be able to make it all the way to the planet's surface.
