Meteorites begin as asteroids, which are loose rock in space formed either from pre-planetary accretion, or from impact with larger bodies such as planets or moons. Asteroids are attracted to Earth because of it's gravitational pull. When the asteroid enters Earth's atmosphere it becomes a meteoride, when it lights up due to friction it becomes a meteor, and when it hits Earth's surface, it is called a meteorite.
No, there is no water on meteoroids.
oxygen can be formed by the electrolysis of water, or by chemical reactions Oxygen is present in air, about 19% by volume, but it is not formed there. Most oxygen is naturally formed in green plants and algea by photosynthesis.
Another idea is that the Earth captured the Moon after its formation. ... The most widely accepted theory is that the Moon was formed.
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The process that most directly results in cloud formation is Condensation. When condensation is formed, it evaporates into the atmosphere and forms clouds. Most people don't know this, but clouds are actually formed completely from rain, not water vapor. :} The last statement about clouds being formed from strictly rain is incorrect. Clouds are formed from water vapor.
The mesosphere protects the earth from most meteoroids.
Meteoroids are smaller than asteroids; most are smaller than the size of a pebble.
Meteoroids, like the planets, were formed from the solar systems accretion disc. The rotational energy kept the entire system mass from falling into the Sun. the rest of the material continued to orbit and coalesce. The accretion disc was formed from interstellar dust and gas from previous stars that had burned through their fuel and exploded.
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Most meteoroids break up in the mesosphere, which is the layer of the atmosphere located between the stratosphere and the thermosphere. This is where most meteoroids encounter enough friction and pressure from the atmosphere to burn up and disintegrate before reaching the Earth's surface.
Meteoroids primarily originate from two sources: asteroids and comets. Most meteoroids are fragments of asteroids, particularly from the asteroid belt located between Mars and Jupiter. Comets, when they approach the Sun, shed debris that can also become meteoroids. Additionally, some meteoroids can originate from the Moon or Mars, where impacts have ejected material into space.
Usually the troposphere.
Meteoroids, Meteors & Meteorites.
They are shooting stars
Meteoroids are more likely to strike Mercury because its proximity to the sun results in a denser population of meteoroids in its vicinity. Additionally, Mercury's lack of a substantial atmosphere means there is no protective layer to burn up meteoroids before they reach the surface. Earth's atmosphere, on the other hand, acts as a shield, causing most meteoroids to burn up before they reach the surface.
Craters on the moon were formed primarily through two processes: impact from meteoroids and volcanic activity. Impact craters were created when meteoroids collided with the moon's surface, causing large depressions. Volcanic craters, on the other hand, formed when volcanic activity released magma and gases, creating bowl-shaped depressions.
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