What if Earth and the Moon were hit by twin asteroids?
You will be following through with an investigation on the computer at www.classzone.com Follow the steps provided in order to go through the investigation correctly. Along the way there will be questions for you to answer. The questions are written below so you will know your location and you do not get lost. Start Here: Go to http://earthsci.terc.edu/navigation/home.cfm On the left hand side of the screen is a box for a keycode. Enter: ES2506 and click enter. Observe the pictures and the locations they are from. 1. Predict what would happen if twin asteroids, each 1000 meters in diameter, were to collide with Earth and the moon. Include a description of the impact craters you would expect to see on each body. 2. What do you think the two craters would look like ten million years in the future? 3. Earth and the moon are spheres, but to an incoming asteroid they appear as circular targets. Find the area of each target using the formula Area =πr2, where π is 3.14 and r is half the diame
