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Are chunks of ice with bits of rock and dust sometimes called dirty snowballs?
Yes, chunks of ice with bits of rock and dust are sometimes called dirty snowballs. These objects are known as comets and they originate from the outer regions of the solar system. The dust and rock fragments give them their characteristic appearance.
What space objects are made of chunks of rock?
Asteroids, meteoroids, and comets are space objects that are made of chunks of rock. Asteroids are rocky bodies that orbit the Sun within the asteroid belt, meteoroids are smaller rocky fragments that travel through space, and comets are a mixture of rock, dust, ice, and frozen gases.
Is comets are made of ice rock and dust?
Comets are made mainly from ice, with a slight mixture of small rocks and dust.
Are comets stars that contain ice and dust?
Comets are relatively small chunks of rock and ice that orbit the sun, sometimes they come close but usually are far out beyond the orbit of Neptune. Stars are different, they are like our sun. Much bigger and hotter but much further away.
Why comets show a perceptible coma while asteroids do not?
Beacuse asteroids are chunks of solid rock - Comets are primarily lumps of ice - which melts as it nears the sun !
What 3 things are comets composed of?
composed of rock, ice, and cosmic dust
What elements or compounds are found in comets?
Comets are made up of dust, rock, ice, and frozen gases. The most common compounds found in comets include water ice (H2O), carbon dioxide (CO2), ammonia (NH3), methane (CH4), and carbon monoxide (CO). Additionally, comets can contain organic molecules such as formaldehyde and methanol.
What is a mixture of frozen gasses ice dust and rock that orbits the sun?
Those would be comets.
Are comets made of ice gas and dust?
Yes, comets are mainly composed of ice, dust, and rock particles. When a comet approaches the Sun, the ice on its surface begins to vaporize, releasing gas and dust that form a bright glowing coma and tail.
What do comets contain the most of?
Comets are composed of ice, dust, rock, and organic compounds. The ice includes water, carbon dioxide, and ammonia, while the dust and rock are made up of silicate minerals and metals like iron and nickel. Organic compounds found in comets include complex carbon-based molecules like amino acids and hydrocarbons.
Can you describe the features of a comet?
they come from space DUHXX
What does the comets consist of?
Comets are made of rock, dust, ice, and frozen gases. When comets approach the Sun, the frozen gases explosively sublime, forming the comet's coma (nebulous central mass) and scattering dust and ice into the solar wind. Lighter dust and photo-dissociated water molecules create the "tail" of the comet, which solar photons push outward in the direction away from the Sun.Samples were retrieved from the comet 81P/Wild (Wild 2) by NASA's Stardust mission in 2006.
