How are meteors related to comets?

Answer 1

No. A meteor is the streak of light caused by a space rock passing through the atmosphere. IF the rock survives and hits the Earth, it is a meteorite. A meteor isn't the chunk of rock; it is the streak of light.

Answer 2

No. A comet is a piece of space debris astronomers theorize was left over after the formation of the solar system. Comets enter the solar system in periodic cycles, different to each. While some comets can be seen with the naked eye, telescopes are needed to view them with any detail.

Shooting stars on the other hand are debris found in the solar system (chunks of asteroids, dust particles, and man made items--satellites, tools, space garbage--whose orbit has decayed) that fall into the Earth's gravity well and burn up in the atmosphere.

Answer 3

Comets and meteorites are two different things. A meteorite is a meteor that's has landed on earth. A meteor is a chunk of rock, high in metal content in space, as soon as it enters earths atmosphere it is reclassified as a meteorite. A comet on the other hand is a small metallic core cover in much more ice and dust and all types of space grime. a comet has an orbit where as meteors do not. They are similar in that they are independent small bodies floating in space and the core of a comet is usually made up of the same things as a meteor.

Answer 4

Meteors are pieces of debris that enter the Earth's atmosphere and burn up, creating streaks of light. Comets are composed of ice, dust, and rock, and release gas and dust as they approach the Sun, leaving behind a trail of debris. Meteors can be fragments of a comet that break off and enter the Earth's atmosphere.

Answer 5

The debris from a cometary tail (or the breakup of a cometary coma) may result in meteors as earth drifts through its path.

Answer 6

No. A meteor is just a bit of dirt or debris that is burning up in our atmosphere. A comet is an object, often made of rock or ice, that orbits the Sun and can be seen from Earth sometimes.