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An asteroid is a rocky body with a regular orbit around the Sun, especially those bodies in the Asteroid Belt between Mars and Jupiter.
A comet is an icy body originating in the Oort Cloud with an eccentric orbit that, when approaching closer to the Sun, starts to melt and give off a tail of gas. The word "comet" means "tail" originally.
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∙ 12y agoOkay I'm going to start from meteoroid and then work my way over and etc. The first one that you asked was what is a Meteoroid.A meteoroid is any of the small extraterrestrial bodies that hits the Earth's atmosphere and then comes down to planet Earth. The second question you asked is what is an asteroid. Okay, an asteroid is "any of numerous small celestial bodies composed of rock and metal that move around the sun". Then your last question is what is a comet. A comet is a relatively small extraterrestrial body consisting of a frozen mass that is made up of ice and orbits around the sun. Well their you have it. Good luck!
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∙ 14y agoAsteroids, which are sometimes referred to as minor planets, are rocky, metallic bodies that revolve around the Sun, usually in a region known as the Asteroid Belt.
Comets are sometimes called "dirty snowballs" because they are mixtures of ices and dust.
Meteoroids are small chunks of stone that are capable of intersecting Earth's orbit. If a meteoroid enters the Earth's atmosphere, it is known as a meteor or "shooting star.
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∙ 9y agoPlanetary moons, asteroids, and comets are not stars, but they orbit the planets. Thus, they only fall to another planetary object when gravity overpowers the celestial body. Additionally, orbits differ depending on the gravity, size, and composition of the celestial body.
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∙ 9y agoThe answer choices weren't provided. According to the nebular theory asteroids and comets are leftover planetesimals that never accreted into planets.
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∙ 11y agoAsteroids orbit the Sun, and some of them can cross the Earth's orbit.
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∙ 12y agothey are bunch of stupid rock of ice and matter thats what i know u people
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∙ 11y agofrom small pieces of rock and metal
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Can a comet or asteroid break up to form a chunk of rock called a meteoroid?
Yes. A comet or asteroid can break up to form a chunk of rock called a meteoroid.
What piece of space debris is too large to be a meteoroid and too small to be a planet it could be .?
It could be an asteroid or comet.
What is the difference between a meteoroid and an asteroid?
Asteroid: elatively small, inactive body, composed of rock, carbon or metal, which is orbiting the Sun. Comet: A relatively small, sometimes active object, which is composed of dirt and ices. Comets are characterised by dust and gas tails when in proximity to the Sun. Far from the Sun it is difficult to distinguish an asteroid from a comet. Meteoroid: A small particle from an asteroid or comet orbiting he Sun. Meteor:A meteoroid that is observed as it burns up in the Earth's atmosphere - a shooting star. Meteorite: A meteoroid that survives its passage through the Earth's atmosphere and impacts the Earth's surface.A meteoroid is a meteor that hits earth and is recorded, a meteor just keeps orbiting, and orbiting the sun
What is the difference between a meteor meteorite and asteroid?
Asteroid: A relatively small, inactive body, composed of rock, carbon or metal, which is orbiting the Sun. Comet: A relatively small, sometimes active object, which is composed of dirt and ices. Comets are characterized by dust and gas tails when in proximity to the Sun. Far from the Sun it is difficult to distinguish an asteroid from a comet. Meteoroid: A small particle from an asteroid or comet orbiting the Sun. Meteor: A meteoroid that is observed as it burns up in the Earth's atmosphere - a shooting star. Meteorite: A meteoroid that survives its passage through the Earth's atmosphere and impacts the Earth's surface.
What is a chunk of an asteroid that has broken off in outer space?
An asteroid-sized chunk of rock with a tail would be a comet.
Can a comet or asteroid break up to form a chunk of rock called a meteoroid?
Yes. A comet or asteroid can break up to form a chunk of rock called a meteoroid.
Can a comet or asteroid can break up to form a chunk of rock called a meteoroids?
Yes. A comet or asteroid can break up to form a chunk of rock called a meteoroid.
What If a piece of space debris is too large to be a meteoroid and too small to be a planet it could be?
It could be an asteroid or comet.
The moons of planets are called a asteroid b comet c meteoroid d satellites?
satellites
What is the the difference between a comet and a asteroid?
Asteroid: A relatively small, inactive body, composed of rock, carbon or metal, which is orbiting the Sun. Comet: A relatively small, sometimes active object, which is composed of dirt and ices. Comets are characterized by dust and gas tails when in proximity to the Sun. Far from the Sun it is difficult to distinguish an asteroid from a comet. Meteoroid: A small particle from an asteroid or comet orbiting the Sun. Meteor: A meteoroid that is observed as it burns up in the Earth's atmosphere - a shooting star. Meteorite: A meteoroid that survives its passage through the Earth's atmosphere and impacts the Earth's surface.
What piece of space debris is too large to be a meteoroid and too small to be a planet it could be .?
It could be an asteroid or comet.
What is the difference between a meteoroid and an asteroid?
Asteroid: elatively small, inactive body, composed of rock, carbon or metal, which is orbiting the Sun. Comet: A relatively small, sometimes active object, which is composed of dirt and ices. Comets are characterised by dust and gas tails when in proximity to the Sun. Far from the Sun it is difficult to distinguish an asteroid from a comet. Meteoroid: A small particle from an asteroid or comet orbiting he Sun. Meteor:A meteoroid that is observed as it burns up in the Earth's atmosphere - a shooting star. Meteorite: A meteoroid that survives its passage through the Earth's atmosphere and impacts the Earth's surface.A meteoroid is a meteor that hits earth and is recorded, a meteor just keeps orbiting, and orbiting the sun
What is the difference between a meteor meteorite and asteroid?
Asteroid: A relatively small, inactive body, composed of rock, carbon or metal, which is orbiting the Sun. Comet: A relatively small, sometimes active object, which is composed of dirt and ices. Comets are characterized by dust and gas tails when in proximity to the Sun. Far from the Sun it is difficult to distinguish an asteroid from a comet. Meteoroid: A small particle from an asteroid or comet orbiting the Sun. Meteor: A meteoroid that is observed as it burns up in the Earth's atmosphere - a shooting star. Meteorite: A meteoroid that survives its passage through the Earth's atmosphere and impacts the Earth's surface.
What is the differs between a comet a meteor and a meteorite?
Asteroid: A relatively small, inactive body, composed of rock, carbon or metal, which is orbiting the Sun. Comet: A relatively small, sometimes active object, which is composed of dirt and ices. Comets are characterized by dust and gas tails when in proximity to the Sun. Far from the Sun it is difficult to distinguish an asteroid from a comet. Meteoroid: A small particle from an asteroid or comet orbiting the Sun. Meteor: A meteoroid that is observed as it burns up in the Earth's atmosphere - a shooting star. Meteorite: A meteoroid that survives its passage through the Earth's atmosphere and impacts the Earth's surface.
A rock traveling through space is called?
Depending on the size of the rock, we might refer to it as a meteoroid, a comet, an asteroid, a moon, or a planet.
What is a chunk of an asteroid that has broken off in outer space?
An asteroid-sized chunk of rock with a tail would be a comet.
Why does Halley's comet travel though our solar system regularly?
It's in a gravitational orbit with the sun. Just like every other planet, moon, comet, asteroid, and meteoroid in the solar system.
