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What is a rock or metal that is smaller than an asteroid that orbits the sun?
Comet
What is a similarity between comet and asteroid?
They both revolve around the sun and they are both smaller than planets or moon.
Is a comet smaller than asteroid?
An asteroid is basically a rock in space. A meteor is basically a space rock falling into our atmosphere. Therefore, meteors are asteroids that are falling into our atmosphere, there is no size comparison, only a location and action change.
Is Ceres the biggest of an asteroid or a comet?
Ceres is smaller than any planet; even smaller than Pluto.
Put the following in size order smallest first. Comet. Sun. Asteroid. Planet and moon?
The generally accepted order would be Comet, Asteroid, Moon, Planet, Sun. However, there is considerable overlap in sizes among asteroids and moons. Some of the moons of Saturn are fairly small, and the moons of Mars are both smaller than the average asteroid.
What is a rock or metal that is smaller than an asteroid that orbits the sun?
Comet
Chunk of material smaller than an asteroid that orbits the sun?
a meteroid or comet i think
Is Halley's comet the largest asteroid?
No. For one thing, Halley's comet is a comet, not an asteroid. The largest asteroid is Ceres, which is far larger than Halley's comet.
What is a similarity between comet and asteroid?
They both revolve around the sun and they are both smaller than planets or moon.
Is a comet smaller than asteroid?
An asteroid is basically a rock in space. A meteor is basically a space rock falling into our atmosphere. Therefore, meteors are asteroids that are falling into our atmosphere, there is no size comparison, only a location and action change.
Is Ceres the biggest of an asteroid or a comet?
Ceres is smaller than any planet; even smaller than Pluto.
Is Ceres larger than comet and asteroids?
It IS an asteroid. (The biggest.)
Put the following in size order smallest first. Comet. Sun. Asteroid. Planet and moon?
The generally accepted order would be Comet, Asteroid, Moon, Planet, Sun. However, there is considerable overlap in sizes among asteroids and moons. Some of the moons of Saturn are fairly small, and the moons of Mars are both smaller than the average asteroid.
What is a outer-space rock that is smaller than an asteroid is a?
Objects below a diameter of about 10 meters are called meteorites.
Is a comet smaller or bigger than the earth?
Depends on the comet. Size varies. But they are usually smaller.
What is A rocky object that is more likely to hit the earth than a comet?
An asteroid
Is Halley's comet bigger than the moon?
No, Halley's comet is smaller than the Moon
