A comet is an object that consists of a frozen mass of ice and dust. Comets have tails of gas and dust that form when they approach the Sun and their ice begins to vaporize.
So what is really mass and weight if they are not the same thing?Mass is defined as the amount of matter an object has. One of the qualities of mass is that it has inertia As an example of inertia, imagine an ice puck resting on a frozen pond. It takes a certain amount of force to set the puck in motion. The greater the mass the more force will be needed to move the puck. The same is true if the puck were sliding along the ice. It would continue to slide until a force is applied to stop the puck. The more massive the puck is, the more force will be needed to stop the motion of the puck. Mass is a measure of how much inertia an object shows.The weight of an object on earth depends on the force of attraction (gravity) between the object object and earth.
No, an ice cube does not have the same amount of energy as a block of ice. The energy content of an object depends on its mass, temperature, and phase. A block of ice has more mass and therefore more energy than an ice cube of the same material.
When water is frozen, it expands, so ice has a greater volume than water. Also, since density is the volume of an object divided by its mass, and since ice has the same mass as water, the density of ice is slightly less than water, causing it to float on water.
That is called a glacier. Glaciers are large masses of ice and snow that move slowly downhill due to the force of gravity.
No, it is not. Ice cream is colder than snow.
the rings around our planets are made out of icy dust particles and frozen gases
No. That description most closely matches a comet.
A frozen ball of dust refers to a small celestial object, typically a comet or a Kuiper Belt Object, composed of ice, dust, and rocky materials. These objects are found in the outer regions of the Solar System and can become active and develop a tail when they approach the Sun.
A comet is a celestial body made up of ice, dust, and rocky material that orbits the sun. When a comet approaches the sun, the heat causes its ice to vaporize, creating a glowing coma (a mass of frozen gas) around the nucleus.
A frozen mass in space is usually referred to as an ice body or an icy object. These objects can be composed of various materials, such as water ice, ammonia ice, methane ice, or a combination of these substances. Some examples include comets, Kuiper Belt objects, and moons with icy surfaces.
A comet.
When water is frozen, it expands, so ice has a greater volume than water. Also, since density is the volume of an object divided by its mass, and since ice has the same mass
A space object formed from dust and rock particles mixed with frozen water, methane, and ammonia that forms a bright coma as it approaches the sun is a comet.
A Comet
The mass of the Ross Ice Shelf is frozen fresh water. It is about the size of France.
Frozen water, dirt, dust, and large drop stones.
An object composed of dust, ice, and rock which orbits the Sun is called a comet.