Does a Meteor range in size from one to 500 miles and revolve around the sun?

Answer 1

I'm not so sure about those limits, but I believe 'asteroids' is what you're getting at.

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There are no definite size requirements for categorizong astronomical objects, so your "1 to 500 miles" restriction isn't especially meaningful. The original answer of "asteroids" is certainly correct, as virtually all asteroids would fall within that range, but there are many smaller objects which would also qualify as "asteroids". The general "rule of thumb" is that if we see it in the sky and it's smaller than a dwarf planet, then it's an asteroid. If it is so small that we can't see it, it's a "meteoroid" and we'll discover it when it hits us.

On the larger end of the range, any object that's massive enough to be crushed into a spherical shape by its own gravity would qualify as a "dwarf planet" rather than an asteroid.

Answer 2

Meteors are typically small chunks of rock or metal that become incandescent upon entering Earth's atmosphere. They do not revolve around the sun as they are usually debris from comets or asteroids. Sizes can vary greatly, from a few millimeters to several meters in diameter, but a meteor 500 miles in size would be considered an asteroid or small planet.

Answer 3

You probably mean asteroids.

Meteor refers to small objects that go through the earth's atmosphere.

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Answer 4

Meteor