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Why do comets fall?
Comets dont. Meteors do because of gravity
Are asteroids bigger than comets?
Not necessarily. Both comets and asteroids vary in sides and to a large degree fall into the same size range.
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.
Are meteor showers a result of collision of asteroids?
No. The meteors you see in meteor showers are sand to pebble sized objects that burn up long before reaching the ground. Most meteors are too small to reach the surface. Meteorites come from larger meteors that fall individually and often show up brilliantly in the night sky. Some a bright enough to be visible during the day.
How is a comet different from an asteroid?
The main difference is that asteroids tend to be dense chunks of solid rock, iron and organic material, whereas comets are less dense and more loose lumps of ice, dirt, rock and organic matter - "dirty snowballs." Asteroids seem to be dead, inert chunks of solid rock, but the ice in comets means that when they get close to the Sun, some of that ice starts to melt and evaporate into space, making the comet grow a fuzzy, thin atmosphere called a coma, which ultimately streams out behind the comet (pushed out by the Solar Wind, a stream of charged particles flowing from the Sun into space) and grows into a tail. Most asteroids are held in a belt between Mars and Jupiter, where they follow roughly circular, planet-like orbits. Comets, on the other hand, tend to come from much further out in the Solar System - either from the Kuiper Belt beyond Neptune, or the Oort Cloud much further out - and have very long, thin, highly eccentric and elliptical orbits. Recently though scientists have found the distinction between asteroids and comets isn't all that clear cut. Objects called centaurs, which travel between the orbits of Saturn and Neptune, look like asteroids and have asteroid-like orbits, yet are made of significant amounts of ice and often get fuzzy when they get relatively close to the Sun. Many asteroids in the outer part of the main asteroid belt contain a lot of ice. And many asteroids we can point to seem to be ancient ex-comets whose ice has all melted and evaporated, leaving behind the dust and rock that has compacted into a single mass - an asteroid.
Why do comets fall?
Comets dont. Meteors do because of gravity
Where are the asteroids when it falls?
I think they're simply called asteroids if that's what you're asking. You may be thinking of meteors though. Meteors when they're in space. Meteorites when they fall to Earth.
Are asteroids bigger than comets?
Not necessarily. Both comets and asteroids vary in sides and to a large degree fall into the same size range.
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.
Dose a meteor or comet fall quickly fall to earth?
Comets, while visible in the sky, do not normally fall to Earth. Meteors do fall towards Earth very quickly.
Why do meteors appear in showers?
Meteors appear to come in showers. This is because most are born from comets and as the comet travels, it throws off pieces of rock, which then fall toward Earth, similar to the way water falls in the shower.
What planets do asteroids fall on?
Asteroids can fall on any planet (or moon).
Do meteors fall quickly to earth?
Yes, meteors do fall very quickly to Earth.
What the differences between comet, asteroids, and meteors?
The materials they are made of and what happens to them in relation to the Earth. Meteors are small chunks of rock and metals that fall into Earth's gravity field and pass through the atmosphere, burning up in most cases. An asteroid is a celestial body smaller than a moon and it may be rock or minerals and often is found in a group - a field of asteroids. They are now often called "minor Planets." A comet is a semi-frozen asteroid that orbits the Sun and when close to the Sun shows a 'tail' - this is debris coming off the comet including ice, dust and small rocks. It is guessed that some asteroids were actually comets that had their coverings burnt off over time.
What space objects are made of chunks of rock?
Comets and asteroids are made of chunks of space rocks and dust. Meteorites are space rocks that are captured by the earth's gravity and fall to earth.
Are meteor showers a result of collision of asteroids?
No. The meteors you see in meteor showers are sand to pebble sized objects that burn up long before reaching the ground. Most meteors are too small to reach the surface. Meteorites come from larger meteors that fall individually and often show up brilliantly in the night sky. Some a bright enough to be visible during the day.
Why can't meteors fall on earth?
They do fall on the Earth.
