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Gravity and inertia. The rocks in the asteroid belt are in free fall, and orbit the Sun under the influence of gravity. Sometimes they collide, and the fragments are knocked into different orbits, and sometimes those new orbits cause the objects to leave the asteroid belt.
Some astronomers believe that the asteroid that hit the Earth 65 million years ago came from the asteroid belt after a collision like this.
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Where is a asteroid locates at?
The asteroids are located between the orbit of Mars and the Jupiter. The asteroids are believed to be the remain of a planet that once used to orbit the sun.
What is asteroid?
An asteroid is a small rocky object that orbits the Sun, mostly found in the asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter. They can range in size from a few meters to several hundred kilometers in diameter. Some of them can come close to Earth, but the majority remain in the asteroid belt.
How do you asteroids differ from earth?
Asteroids are much smaller, and have very little, if any, atmosphere. They also do not have enough gravity to bring them into a ball shape, so they remain erratic in shape.
Is an orbiting astronaut subject to zero gravitational force?
An orbiting astronaut experiences a gravitational force that keeps them moving in a curved path around a celestial body, such as a planet or moon. This force is what causes the astronaut to stay in orbit. It is not that there is zero gravitational force, but rather that the force is balanced with the astronaut's velocity so they remain in a stable orbit.
Is there gravity on the asteroid belt?
Yes, there is gravity in the asteroid belt, but it is much weaker than Earth's gravity due to the belt's low mass and spread-out distribution of asteroids. This weaker gravity allows the asteroids to remain in their orbits without being pulled together into a single body.
Why do asteroids affect the surface of the Earth and the Moon differently?
Asteroids can affect the Earth's surface more due to its thicker atmosphere, which causes asteroids to experience greater resistance and breakup before impact. On the Moon, with no atmosphere to slow down or break up asteroids, impacts are more direct and create craters that can remain preserved for longer periods of time.
Where is a asteroid locates at?
The asteroids are located between the orbit of Mars and the Jupiter. The asteroids are believed to be the remain of a planet that once used to orbit the sun.
What is asteroid?
An asteroid is a small rocky object that orbits the Sun, mostly found in the asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter. They can range in size from a few meters to several hundred kilometers in diameter. Some of them can come close to Earth, but the majority remain in the asteroid belt.
How do you asteroids differ from earth?
Asteroids are much smaller, and have very little, if any, atmosphere. They also do not have enough gravity to bring them into a ball shape, so they remain erratic in shape.
Is an orbiting astronaut subject to zero gravitational force?
An orbiting astronaut experiences a gravitational force that keeps them moving in a curved path around a celestial body, such as a planet or moon. This force is what causes the astronaut to stay in orbit. It is not that there is zero gravitational force, but rather that the force is balanced with the astronaut's velocity so they remain in a stable orbit.
Is there gravity on the asteroid belt?
Yes, there is gravity in the asteroid belt, but it is much weaker than Earth's gravity due to the belt's low mass and spread-out distribution of asteroids. This weaker gravity allows the asteroids to remain in their orbits without being pulled together into a single body.
What will happen if an apple is released from an orbiting spaceship?
An orbiting vehicle has sufficient speed to remain in orbit. If an apple is put outside the vehicle, it will continue in orbit with that vehicle. It will just float there. The apple and everything in the space vehicle will be moving at the same speed, and, because the vehicle is in orbit, everything will have sufficient speed to remain in orbit.
What causes tomatoes to remain green on top?
to much nitrogen
What causes blue litmus paper to remain blue?
Yes, it is correct.
In what ways are comets and asteroids similar?
Asteroids and comets have a few things in common. They are both celestial bodies orbiting our Sun, and they both can have unusual orbits, sometimes straying close to Earth or the other planets. They are both "leftovers" - made from materials from the formation of our Solar System 4.5 billion years ago. While asteroids consist of metals and rocky material, comets are made up of ice, dust, rocky materials and organic compounds. When comets get closer to the Sun, they lose material with each orbit because some of their ice melts and vaporizes. Asteroids typically remain solid, even when near the Sun. When comets approach the Sun, some of their ices melt. This causes another notable difference between asteroids and comets: comets have "tails" while asteroids generally don't. When the ices in comets begin to melt and other materials vaporize from the heat from the Sun, this forms a glowing halo that extends outward from the comet as it sails through space. There is a big difference when it comes to numbers… although there is a caveat in that we don't know precisely how many asteroids OR comets there are in our Solar System, since lots have never been seen. Astronomers have discovered millions of asteroids - some as small as dust particles and others measuring hundreds of kilometers across (width). But as of this writing, astronomers have found only about 4,000 comets. [However, some estimates say there could be one hundred billion comets in the Oort cloud.]
What is an agrypnotic?
An agrypnotic is a medication which prevents someone from sleeping, or causes someone to remain awake.
What causes a PT cruiser fog lights to remain on?
A failed switch is a common cause.
