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An asteroid orbits the sun for the same reason that a planet does; it has angular momentum. Asteroids generally remain in the asteroid belt because that is the orbit which their momentum gives them; if they had more momentum they would orbit farther from the sun, and if they had less momentum they would orbit closer to the sun (or fall into the sun, if their angular momentum were sufficiently low).
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Does neptune stay inside or outside the asteroid belt?
Neptune is always outside the asteroid belt
Why do asteroids mostly stay in the asteroid belt?
cause they can
What is a true statement about asteroids?
Asteroids are small rocky objects that orbit the Sun, primarily found in the asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter. They can vary in size from a few meters to hundreds of kilometers in diameter. Some asteroids have been known to come close to Earth, but the majority stay safely in their orbit.
How long would it take to travel from the earth to the asteroid belt?
It's difficult to be precise as the asteroids are spread about quite a lot. [See related link] The main belt starts just after Mars and finishes half way to Jupiter, but fragments called the Trojans, lie in the orbit of Jupiter. So; for a ball park figure, the asteroid belt starts at about 90 million kilometers (56 Million miles) from Earth.
What is the difference between meteor meteorid and asteroid?
There is no difference between the name meteor and meteorid and meteorite but the real difference of an asteroid and a meteor is well meteors move really fast around space and an asteroid they just kinda stay there thats why they call it an asteroid field cyndaquil831 is out
How is it possible for an asteroid belt to stay in orbit?
it can not move
Does neptune stay inside or outside the asteroid belt?
Neptune is always outside the asteroid belt
Where is stay asteroids in solar system?
in the asteroid belt.
What is the rotation of the asteroid belt?
Each individual member of the asteroid 'belt' ... and there may be millions of them ... revolves around the sun in its own orbit and with its own orbital period. Most of them stay between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter, so their orbital periods are between 2 years and 12 years.
Why do asteroids mostly stay in the asteroid belt?
cause they can
What is the asteroid belt's period of rotation?
Each individual member of the asteroid 'belt' ... and there may be millions of them ... revolves around the sun in its own orbit and with its own orbital period. Most of them stay between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter, so their orbital periods are between 2 years and 12 years.
What does the asteroid belt do for the solar system?
It doesn't 'DO' much. It is a region between Mars and Jupiter where asteroids orbit The Sun.
What is a true statement about asteroids?
Asteroids are small rocky objects that orbit the Sun, primarily found in the asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter. They can vary in size from a few meters to hundreds of kilometers in diameter. Some asteroids have been known to come close to Earth, but the majority stay safely in their orbit.
How long would it take to travel from the earth to the asteroid belt?
It's difficult to be precise as the asteroids are spread about quite a lot. [See related link] The main belt starts just after Mars and finishes half way to Jupiter, but fragments called the Trojans, lie in the orbit of Jupiter. So; for a ball park figure, the asteroid belt starts at about 90 million kilometers (56 Million miles) from Earth.
What is the difference between meteor meteorid and asteroid?
There is no difference between the name meteor and meteorid and meteorite but the real difference of an asteroid and a meteor is well meteors move really fast around space and an asteroid they just kinda stay there thats why they call it an asteroid field cyndaquil831 is out
What causes asteroids to leave the asteroid belt?
The smaller an asteroid, the more easily it can be "bumped" out of it's place by an exterior force. it's position and direction of movement will change. It may find itself gravitationally re-related to some other asteroid, in which case it will stay in the asteroid belt. Or, it may get effected in such a way that it is knocked toward the inner solar system, and it will begin to fall towards the sun - and it may or may not be gravitationally caught by one of the inner planets before it gets to the sun.
What causes bodies in the solar system to stay in orbit?
Stay in orbit
