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2007-02-02 16:45:00 · 7 answers · asked by sandy 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Physics
first of all all meteor which fall on earth r called meteorites and if a meteor is small it will not be called a meteor it will be called a planet itself.
2007-02-02 19:53:49 · answer #1 · answered by jj 2 · 0⤊ 2⤋
Any body of considerable size when it impacts on another body, if it is an inelastic collision, will definitely change the velocity and direction of both the bodies. Hence the answer to your question is YES. One of the theories of the formation of the moon also talks about an impact theory where the moon got separated from the earth due to an impact. Accordingly, the moon is still drifting away from the impact force!
2007-02-03 15:42:56 · answer #2 · answered by astro vino 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The meteor may be very big but will be smaller than the earth. It cannot change the speed & time of rotation. However, if its really very big, it may.
2007-02-02 19:31:42 · answer #3 · answered by shailendra s 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Of course.
Look up "conservation of angular momentum" to see why it could change the speed and time of rotation just by magically appearing. (i.e., just by changing the weight, and distribution of weight, of the Earth).
If it actually hits with an oomph, it can have a much bigger effect.
2007-02-02 16:50:49 · answer #4 · answered by Curt Monash 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes very much so. Example - Uranus doesnt spin in line with the other planets, it's more on it's side. It is proposed it suffered a masive impact that tilted it completely over.
2007-02-02 18:08:25 · answer #5 · answered by FourKingHigh 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, it can. Logical deduction, if the tsunami can do it as it did, the meteor can.
2007-02-02 16:53:25 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2007-02-02 16:51:52 · answer #7 · answered by trish_womans_champion619 2 · 0⤊ 2⤋