Part one of term paper
English 11R-9 Elberth A quick look at the scarred face of the moon provides evidence enough to see that space is not an empty place. Small bodies of rock and frozen materials are traveling around space at all times. As far as scientists can tell, they have been since the dawn of time. These space rocks are known as asteroids, comets, and ...

Part two of term paper
... They are generally small rocks in comparison to the rest of space bodies, but vary from the size of bird house, to the size of a small piece of real estate. Asteroids usually travel in groups and sometimes form asteroid belts that can wrap around an entire solar system. There are about 150 known asteroids that travel in a path near the earth, and they are actually called, "near-earth" asteroids. About 10 percent are bound to hit earth eventually. Asteroids ranging from fine dust, to house size ...