What is the difference between a comet and meteor?

Answer 1

A comet is a small, icy Solar System body that when passing close to the sun, it heats up and begins to outgas. A meteor is a small rocky or metallic body that travels through space, and are usually fragments of comets or asteroids.

Answer 2

The primary difference between celestial bodies is their size, location, and composition. A comet is an icy body with a solid core surrounded by a cloudy atmosphere and a tail that typically maintains an elliptical orbit around the sun. A notable example is Halley's Comet which passes Earth every 75 to 76 years. A meteoroid on the other other hand is a relatively small body passing through space that is primarily composed of rock and other remnants from the formation of our solar system. If the object is large enough (about 10 km across) it stops being classified as a meteoroid and is then called an asteroid. If a meteor comes for a close path with Earth it is then reclassified as a meteor, and if that meteor manages to make it through the atmosphere and land on the surface, it is referred to as a meteorite.

Answer 3

A comet is a small celestial body that orbits the sun and is made up of ice, rock, and dust. When a comet gets close to the sun, it forms a bright glowing coma and a tail due to the heat and solar wind.

A meteor is a small rocky or metallic body that enters Earth's atmosphere and burns up, producing a streak of light in the sky known as a meteor or shooting star. If a meteor survives its passage through the atmosphere and lands on Earth's surface, it is called a meteorite.

Answer 4

Comets are bodies are made mostly frozen liquid and gases. Asteroids are made of stone and metal, meteor are asteroids which enter earth's hemisphere.