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The turning or spinning of a body on its axis is known as

rotation

What are the main sources of meteoroids

1. Interplanetary debris that was not gravitationally swept up by the planets during the formation of the solar system.

2. Material from the asteroid belt.

3. The solid remains of comets that once traveled near Earth's orbit.

The total number of eclipses each year does not exceed

7

What characteristic distinguishes Neptune from the other planets

Neptune is extremely windy.

What feat did the spacecraft NEAR Shoemaker accomplish

In 2001, the NEAR-Shoemaker space probe became the first unmanned probe to soft-land on an asteroid, although it was primarily designed to do its studies from orbit.

Launched in 1996, it orbited the near-Earth asteroid 433 Eros for about a year, and in February 2001 used the last of its propellant to soft-land on the asteroid. Since it was undamaged, it continued to perform surface studies until it was shut down, about two weeks later.

What do greenhouse gases contain

The earth's atmosphere contains trace gases, some of which absorb heat. These gases (water vapor, carbon dioxide, methane, ozone, and nitrous oxide) are referred to as greenhouse gases.

Increased altitude generally causes lower what

Tempartures.

Temperatures*

Savage ^

Which planet is best described large dirty ice ball

Pluto

What does the sun consume to produce energy and helium

Hydrogen! :)

What do radio telescopes use to gather and forces radio waves

The radio telescopes use to gather and forces radio waves is a huge dish.

What is earths axis slowly but continuously points in different directions known as

I think you are referring to a phenomenon called Nutation.

What natural warming of both earth lower atmosphere and the earths surface is the blank effect

greenhouse effect

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