Asteroids, meteoroids, and comets are space objects that are made of chunks of rock. Asteroids are rocky bodies that orbit the Sun within the asteroid belt, meteoroids are smaller rocky fragments that travel through space, and comets are a mixture of rock, dust, ice, and frozen gases.
Meteoroids are smaller than both comets and asteroids. They are small rocky or metallic objects that are typically smaller than asteroids and comets, which are large bodies that can range in size from several meters to hundreds of kilometers in diameter.
Beacuse asteroids are chunks of solid rock - Comets are primarily lumps of ice - which melts as it nears the sun !
Comets
Usually comets are icy as that is why you see the icy trail, but asteroids can be icy too.
Asteroids and comets are the two space objects that produce meteorites when they enter Earth's atmosphere and survive the descent to reach the surface. Asteroids are rocky objects that orbit the Sun, while comets are composed of ice, dust, and rock.
Comets and asteroids are both celestial bodies orbiting the Sun. Comets are icy bodies that develop a tail when passing close to the Sun, while asteroids are rocky or metallic objects that typically orbit in the asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter. Both comets and asteroids can occasionally enter Earth's vicinity.
comets and asteroids
Comets are Comets and Asteroids are Asteroids
No, asteroids and comets are classified based on their characteristics and composition. Asteroids are rocky and metallic bodies that orbit the Sun, while comets are icy bodies that develop a fuzzy atmosphere and tail when they get close to the Sun. While some objects can exhibit characteristics of both, they are still considered either an asteroid or a comet based on their main features.
Comets : mostly ice & are often in very distant elliptical orbits. Meteoroids and asteroids are usually rocky and/or metallic, asteroids are found in the asteroid belt (between Mars & Jupiter).
Some comets are made of ice and dust.