Astronomers study many different kinds of objects in our solar system. Which of the following best describes a difference between comets and asteroids? (A) Comets orbit planets, and most asteroids orbit the sun (B) Comets are hot balls of gas and asteroids are made mostly of ice (C) Comets are made mostly of ice, and asteroids are made mostly of rocks (D) Comets orbit the sun between Mars and Jupiter and asteroids form patterns in sky
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Comets are made mostly of ice, and asteroids are made mostly of rocks.
The main difference between asteroids and comets is their composition, as in, what they are made of. Comets are made mostly of ice, and asteroids are made mostly of rocks.
Both asteroids and comets were formed early in the history of the solar system about 4.5 billion years ago. Asteroids formed much closer to the Sun, where it was too warm for ice to remain solid.
Comets formed farther from the Sun where ices would not melt. Comets that approach the Sun lose material with each orbit because some of their ice melts and vaporizes to form a tail.
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