What is the difference between a planet a star the moon and the sun?

Answer 1

• A star is a luminous celestial body, made up of plasma having a spherical shape.
• A planet is either a rocky or gaseous spherical body orbiting the Sun, or a star.
• A moon is a natural satellite of a planet.

Answer 2

a moon is simply a natural satellite that moves around a planet, tied gravitationally to its parent planet.

a planet is a mass of rock and/or gases, formed from the solid and gaseous residue of the star they orbit that are sufficiently large enough to create orbits around their star without getting pulled into the star itself.

a star is a large mass of gas that generates energy due to the thermonuclear fusion reactions happening at their cores. they range in size from a few kilometres in diameter to several times larger than the solar system. their size from lowest to highest is given by letters O B A F G K M which are star mass classes. they form large collections that make up star clusters and galaxies.

Answer 3

Okay, I am NOT an expert, so this isn't going to sounds sciency, but here's the gist of it:

comets are like asteroids, but they move faster and in a generalized direction, rather than just floating aimlessly in space. theyre also smaller.

asteroids are large rock formations in space. there is a very large ring of asteroids between the orbits of Jupiter and Mars.

planets are HUGE masses of a mixture of substances (there are gas planets and rocky planets, like Earth.) theyre MUCH bigger than any asteroid. (size was the issue with Pluto.) They often have volcanoes, storms, and moons orbiting them. And they all travel around the Sun (or, if you believe there are other "solar systems", any star with a large enough gravitational pull to keep planets in orbit.) in an elliptical shape. (like an egg, in case you arent sure)

A moon is a space rock that is somewhere between the sizes of a planet and an asteroid. It ALWAYS orbits a planet, mainly because of its size. A planet can have as many moons as it can support. Jupiter has something like 12, I think. While Earth has one. No limits. :)

And a star is a... well, a giant ball of fire. There is too much information about stars to type here, and theyre very interesting, if the sort of thing interests you. Basically, they have layers, like an onion, of heat intensities. The core (think of an apple, the core is where the seeds are stored; in the absolute center.) is the hottest part, while the outermost layer is the coolest, still (in out Sun, a medium-sized star) hundreds of thousands of degrees F. Stars are spread all over space, and theyre so far away, we're practically alone in space. Good thing theres so many of us ;). ((Another interesting fact: Light travels really fast, but we're a REALLY long way from the Sun. I'm not sure exactly how far, but it's a long way... And even thought we may THINK light is and instant thing, it isn't. The sunlight we get on Earth is approx. eight minutes old when it hits the Earth's surface! It's like time-travel! :D heehee))

Anyway, I hope I was of some help to you! :)

Answer 4

Comets- Flying chunks of rock and ice with a tail of water vapor usually facing away from the sun due to solar wind.
Moons- Also called a satellite. A chunk of rock rotating around a planet or dwarf planet while also performing revolutions.
Asteroids- Chunks of rocks that come from the outer regions of space and usually come from would-be planets that never made it. Usually located in the Kuiper Belt or Asteroid Belt.

Answer 5

A planet has is own rotation, gravity and atmosphere.

A moon revolves around a planet and has no atmosphere.

An asteroid is a large space debris moving around.

A comet is consistent on mainly forzen ice moving through space at fast speeds.

Answer 6

An asteroid is a large object too small to be a planet that orbits the sun and is composed largely of rock, metal, or a mixture of the two. A meteor is an object from space that is falling through the atmosphere that creates a streak of light as it superheats the air around it. A comet is an icy object that releases a cloud of gas and dust as it passes near the sun. The cloud is swept into a tail by the solar wind. A moon, also called a natural satellite, is an object similar to an asteroid, comet, or planet which orbits a planet.

Answer 7

A planet is a celestial body that orbits a star, like Earth orbits the Sun. A star is a luminous sphere of hot gas that generates its own energy through nuclear fusion. The Moon is Earth's natural satellite that orbits around our planet. The Sun is a star at the center of our solar system that provides light and heat to the planets orbiting around it.

Answer 8

Stars are nuclear furnaces fusing hydrogen into helium to generate energy and shine.

Planets don't shine and orbit stars, and moons don't shine and orbit planets.