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A lump of ice, rock, frozen gas, and dust that orbits the sun is called an asteroid. This can be studied about in Astronomy.

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What is a mixture of frozen gasses ice dust and rock that orbits the sun?

Those would be comets.


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 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.


A small mass of rock ice and frozen gases that orbits the sun is a?

Comet.


What is the name of an object made from ice rock and frozen gases that orbits the sun?

asteroid


What is made up of frozen gases rock particles and cosmic dust?

A comet is made up of frozen gases, rock particles, and cosmic dust. As a comet gets closer to the sun, the heat causes the frozen gases to vaporize, creating a glowing coma around the nucleus.


What is a space object formed from dust and rock particles mixed with frozen water methane and ammonia that forms a bright coma as it approaches the sun?

A space object formed from dust and rock particles mixed with frozen water, methane, and ammonia that forms a bright coma as it approaches the sun is a comet.


What is made out of dust and rock particles mixed with frozen water methane and ammonia?

Comets are made out of dust and rock particles mixed with frozen water, methane, and ammonia. These celestial objects orbit the Sun and can be composed of a mixture of various materials, including these volatile substances.


What is a mass of frozen gas and dust?

Most likely you are referring to a Nebula, but there are other astronomical objects made of a cloud of dust.


What is a lump of dusty ice?

A lump of dusty ice typically refers to a comet. Comets are made up of rock, dust, water ice, and frozen gases. When a comet gets closer to the sun, the heat causes the ice to vaporize, releasing gas and dust particles that form the characteristic tail seen from Earth.


What is the ice in a comet composed of?

Frozen gases like carbon monoxide and methane and water. And a lot of dust from rock.


What are the main ingetiants of a comet?

Comets can be described as "Dirty Snowballs" and are composed of rock, dust, water ice, and frozen gases.