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An object composed mainly of ice is orbiting the sun in an elliptical path this object is most likely?
A comet is an object composed mainly of ice that orbits the sun in an elliptical path. Comets are made up of dust, rock, and frozen gases, and they develop a glowing coma and tail when they are close to the sun due to the heating and vaporization of their icy components.
What is a mixture of dust ice and rock that circles the sun?
An object composed of dust, ice, and rock which orbits the Sun is called a comet.
What mainly composed of ice dust and gas and often orbit the sun?
Comets are mainly composed of ice, dust, and gas, and they often orbit the sun in elongated, elliptical paths. When a comet gets closer to the sun, the heat causes the ice to vaporize, releasing gas and dust particles that form a glowing coma and a tail.
What is Saturn surface made of?
The surface of Saturn is composed mainly of different forms of helium and hydrogen.
Why are comet sometimes called dirty snowballs?
Because... they're mainly composed of ice and dust. When they get close enough to be affected by the Sun - the stream of particles forming the 'tail' is formed from ice crystals and dust particles.
What object has a frozen mass of ice and dust?
A comet is an object that consists of a frozen mass of ice and dust. Comets have tails of gas and dust that form when they approach the Sun and their ice begins to vaporize.
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 3 things are comets composed of?
composed of rock, ice, and cosmic dust
What is the soil of Uranus?
Uranus is a gas giant planet composed mainly of hydrogen and helium. It does not have a solid surface like Earth, so it does not have soil.
Do comets have dust?
Yes they do - they're mainly composed of tiny particles of 'space dust' and ice. When they get close to the sun. The 'solar wind' causes these microscopic particles on the comet's surface to detach and form the familiar 'tail'
Chunks of ice and dust that usually have long elliptical orbits are called?
The object you speak of is a comet. they are low density objects composed mainly of dust and ice loosely bound by gravity, making them more fragile than other celestial bodies. heat and radiation cause comets to off-gas, producing their distinctive tails. I'm not sure exactly why their orbit is elliptical.
Is comets made of ice rocks and dust?
Comets are made mainly from ice, with a slight mixture of small rocks and dust.
