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A comet - is a 'lump' of ice and dust that orbits the solar system - returning periodically to be visible from Earth. A meteoroid - is a small piece of rock that usually burns up in the Earth's atmosphere.

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What is one major difference between a comet and a shooting star?

One major difference between a comet and a shooting star is that a comet is a small icy body that orbits the sun, while a shooting star is a meteoroid that enters Earth's atmosphere and burns up, creating a streak of light in the sky.


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 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 a word that means the same thing as comet?

Falling Star, Meteorite, meteoroid


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.


What is the different between a meteor meteoroids and meteoroids?

A Meteor is a Meteoroid that enters Earth's atmostsphere a Meteoroid is is a Meteor that will soon enter Earth's atmostsphere.


The moons of planets are called a asteroid b comet c meteoroid d satellites?

satellites


A comet is a meteoroid that strikes Earth?

No. Comet's are made of ice, dust, and rocks leftover from the formation of stars. They usually circle the sun. Now: A Meteor is a rock in space. When it enters earth's atmosphere it becomes a meteoroid. When it hits earth's surface it becomes a meteorite.


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 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 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.


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.