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A dirty snowball that orbits the sun?

A dirty snowball orbiting the sun is likely a description of a comet. Comets are made of ice, dust, and rocky material, forming a nucleus that is surrounded by a glowing coma and a tail when they get close to the sun. These celestial objects have highly elliptical orbits that bring them close to the sun and then back out into the far reaches of the solar system.


What is the moon doing while earth is orbiting the sun?

while the earth is orbiting the sun the moon is orbiting the earth


What is earth orbiting the sun?

Earth orbiting the sun is a planet that is attracted to a star.


How is a moon different from a star?

Simply put, the sun, our sun, is a great big ball of burning gas. The moon on the other hand is a large cold lump of rock that is orbiting the earth. The moon revolves around the earth and the earth revolves around the sun. A moon is a hunk of rock and dust orbiting a planet. Planets orbit their star, which is a giant ball of gas and thermonuclear fire. A Sun is a huge object that fuses Hydrogen to make vast amounts of energy. The Moon is a ball of rock, much smaller in comparison.


What is a big ball of dirty ice and snow in outer space?

Such objects can have several different names, depending on their location in the solar system and/or their characteristics. If the object is close enough to the sun to off-gas some ice or other volatile compounds, it is a comet. If it orbits the sun, inside the orbit of the outermost planet, it may be a meteoroid or asteroid, depending on the size. If it lies outside the planetary orbit, it may be a Kuiper Belt Object. If it orbits a planet, it may be a moon, if its big enough, or part of a ring system, if it's small, and accompanied by many other similar objects.

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What is the definition of comet?

a silly cake with donkeys


A big ball of dirty ice and snow in outer space is called?

A big ball of dirty ice and snow in outer space is called a comet. Comets are made up of rock, dust, water ice, and frozen gases, which form a bright coma or "tail" when heated by the Sun's radiation as the comet approaches it.


A dirty snowball that orbits the sun?

A dirty snowball orbiting the sun is likely a description of a comet. Comets are made of ice, dust, and rocky material, forming a nucleus that is surrounded by a glowing coma and a tail when they get close to the sun. These celestial objects have highly elliptical orbits that bring them close to the sun and then back out into the far reaches of the solar system.


How can you define the word comet for homework?

The mass of ice and dust orbiting the sun.


What is a ball of ice and dustand gase that orbits the sun?

A ball of ice, dust, rocks, and gases is usually colled a, "Comet".


Is the moon on top of the sun?

No, it is orbiting our Earth, which is orbiting our Sun.


What is a big ball of dirty ice and snow?

A large mass of dirty ice and snow could be a glacier. Glaciers are made up of accumulated snowfall that compresses into ice over time. The dirt and debris in glaciers come from rocks and sediment picked up as the glacier moves and erodes the landscape.


What is the moon doing while earth is orbiting the sun?

while the earth is orbiting the sun the moon is orbiting the earth


In outer space what is a bunch of dirty ice called?

"DIRTY SNOWBALL" : a description of a "comet", which ordinarily orbits the Sun and partially disintegrates (from heating) to form its "tail" as it gets closer to the Sun.


What is earth orbiting the sun?

Earth orbiting the sun is a planet that is attracted to a star.


Is NASA going to orbit the sun?

You see, as it turns out the whole planet of earth is orbiting the sun, not just NASA. We have been effectively orbiting the sun since it has existed. So to answer your question, yes, NASA will be orbiting the sun, has orbited the sun, and is currently orbiting it.


How is a moon different from a star?

Simply put, the sun, our sun, is a great big ball of burning gas. The moon on the other hand is a large cold lump of rock that is orbiting the earth. The moon revolves around the earth and the earth revolves around the sun. A moon is a hunk of rock and dust orbiting a planet. Planets orbit their star, which is a giant ball of gas and thermonuclear fire. A Sun is a huge object that fuses Hydrogen to make vast amounts of energy. The Moon is a ball of rock, much smaller in comparison.