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Why do asteroids have asteroid craters in them?

They have crater's in them because they collide with other, smaller asteroids or space debris on it's orbit and, because it was the bigger one of the two, comes away in tact with a scar (the crater).


What are the planets biggest to smallest includeThe Kuiper belt and the asteroid belt?

The planets in our solar system, arranged from largest to smallest, are Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune, Earth, Venus, Mars, and Mercury. Beyond the planets, the Kuiper Belt, which extends beyond Neptune, contains many small icy bodies, including dwarf planets like Pluto. The Asteroid Belt, located between Mars and Jupiter, consists primarily of rocky debris and is home to numerous asteroids. In terms of size, the Kuiper Belt is much larger than the Asteroid Belt, but both contain smaller celestial objects compared to the planets.


Was caused by fallen debris from asteroid impact on dry soil and rock?

Scientists believe that fallen debris from an asteroid impacted on dry soil and rock caused Earth to form. This is referred to as "The Big Bang Theory".


What refers to smaller pieces of celestial debris that have entered a planets atmosphere?

Smaller pieces of celestial debris that enter a planet's atmosphere are referred to as meteoroids. When these meteoroids burn up upon entering the atmosphere, they create visible streaks of light known as meteors, commonly referred to as "shooting stars." If any part of a meteoroid survives the atmospheric entry and lands on the planet's surface, it is called a meteorite.


How are the moons of asteroids formed?

Although many asteroids accreted through gravity and tidal interactions, their "moons" would simply be smaller asteroids or meteoroids that were caught in the gravitational pull. Unless they approach directly and collide, they can form orbits around the larger body until perturbed by some other body.

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Which of these refers to smaller pieces of celestial debris that have entered a planet's atmosphere?

meteor


Why do asteroids have asteroid craters in them?

They have crater's in them because they collide with other, smaller asteroids or space debris on it's orbit and, because it was the bigger one of the two, comes away in tact with a scar (the crater).


Chunk of material smaller than an asteroid that orbits the sun?

That would be a meteoroid. Meteoroids are smaller pieces of debris in space that can range in size from dust grains to small rocks. When a meteoroid enters Earth's atmosphere and burns up, it creates a meteor or shooting star.


Why are meteors different to asteroids?

An asteroid is a large chunk of rock and metals in outer space - they may have at one time been a fragment of a moon or planetoid, or formed as an accumulation of loose debris in space. Due to impacts with other bodies in space, smaller pieces can break off from the asteroid. These pieces are known as meteoroids while they are in outer space, meteors when they leave a visible streak of light as they pass through earth's atmosphere, and meteorites if they remain intact and hit the earth's surface.


What does a wood chipper do?

A chipper takes branches, leave and debris and mulches them down into smaller pieces so that they are easier to dispose of.


What is the stream of debris between Mars and Jupiter?

The Asteroid Belt


What are the planets biggest to smallest includeThe Kuiper belt and the asteroid belt?

The planets in our solar system, arranged from largest to smallest, are Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune, Earth, Venus, Mars, and Mercury. Beyond the planets, the Kuiper Belt, which extends beyond Neptune, contains many small icy bodies, including dwarf planets like Pluto. The Asteroid Belt, located between Mars and Jupiter, consists primarily of rocky debris and is home to numerous asteroids. In terms of size, the Kuiper Belt is much larger than the Asteroid Belt, but both contain smaller celestial objects compared to the planets.


What is rubble?

Rubble refers to broken or fragmented pieces of stones, bricks, concrete, or other debris left over from a building or structure that has been destroyed or demolished. It can also be used to describe the remains of rock or other material that has been crushed or broken into smaller pieces.


What is a good sentence for asteroid?

An asteroid is going too hit earth this weekend.


Was there ever a planet in the Asteroid belt?

No planet ever existed where the asteroid belt is. The mass is insufficient for a planet to have formed from all that debris.


What If a piece of space debris is too large to be a meteoroid and too small to be a planet it could be?

It could be an asteroid or comet.


Was caused by fallen debris from asteroid impact on dry soil and rock?

Scientists believe that fallen debris from an asteroid impacted on dry soil and rock caused Earth to form. This is referred to as "The Big Bang Theory".