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Bob And Newton's Laws Affect The Movement Of Objects In Space

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Bob: Hello and welcome back to Bob and Jack’s Learning Time.
Jack: Today’s episode is going to be very exciting. We’ll talk all about the orbits of objects in space. Well talk about Comets and asteroids, and we’ll even learn about gravitation! Prepare to blown away yet again on this episode of Bob and Jack’s Learning Time!
Jack: Hey Bob, do you know how gravitation and Newton’s laws effect the movement of objects in space?
Bob: I’m not sure, can you describe it to me?
Jack: Certainly Bob, I’ll start with Newton’s Laws. Newton’s First law describes how objects will continue in the direction they’re headed at the same speed unless acted upon by another object. This is also known as inertia. In the Universe, this is shown everywhere. The clearest example is Earth’s orbit around the sun. If there was no Inertia the Earth would …show more content…

So im guessing the same thing works with the moon and Earth, since I know Earth would have the most gravity on the moon, as it is closet and largest.
Jack: Yes, Inertia and gravity work the same way with the Earth and the moon as they do with the Sun and the Earth. Earth, when it comes to orbit, is like the moon’s Sun!
Bob: Okay, now can you tell me something I’ve always wondered about? What are comets and asteroids? Also how do they move in space?
Jack: Well it sounds like its time for Information Quickfire! You guys know what that means! Get your notepads out and start taking notes. This information is gonna be fired at you super fast. Here we go. Comets are balls of gas and dust. Asteroids are balls of rock and metal. Comets come from the Oort Cloud and the Kupier Belt. Both of these are at the edge of our solar system. Most asteroids are found in the asteroid belt, located between Mars and Jupiter. Comets have highly elliptical orbits around the sun, whereas asteroids have a more circular orbit.
Bob: Thanks Jack, i’m an asteroid master now. I’ve heard that a comet might hit earth and kill everyone. Will that

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