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Yes. Old and extinct comets are probably the source of most of the "meteor showers" that we see over the year. It's not that the dust forms something else; the dust ARE the meteoroids.
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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 hazy layer that surrounds a comet and nucleus?
The "coma".
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.
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 is different between comet and meteoroid?
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.
What is a word that means the same thing as comet?
Falling Star, Meteorite, meteoroid
Was Jupiter hit by a gigantic asteroid an exploding comet or a burning meteoroid in 1994?
It was a comet that broke apart as it approached Jupiter, due to the strong gravitational forces that the planet Jupiter exerted upon it as it approached, and collided with Jupiter's atmosphere in several gas explosions larger than the planet earth.The comet was calledShumaker Levy 9.
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.
Is a comet surrounded by a hydrogen cloud?
No. A comet is surrounded by various vaporized ices, but not hydrogen.
What surrounds the head of a comet?
A hazy Cloud called coma sorrounds the head of a comet.
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
