Geography, asked by rishabh205, 1 year ago

define asteroid and meteor and comets

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Answered by LonelyHeart
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• Asteroid: Asteroid is a small celestial body that revolves around the sun, mainly between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter. They are also known as minor planets.

• Meteor: Meteors are the meteorites that enter the earth's atmosphere and catches fire because of the friction in air. It is also known as a shooting star.

• Comet: Comets are objects made up of ice, gases and dust that revolve around the sun in an elongated path.

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Answered by rakhister80
11

Asteroid

Asteroids are rocks that range in size from a few metres to a few hundred kilometres in diameter and orbit the Sun. They are found in the gap called the asteroid belt that lies between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter.

Meteor

Meteoroids are small pieces of rock and dust which move around the Sun. Sometimes, these meteoroids enter the Earth's atmosphere and begin to burn because of the friction with the air. These burning rocks, known as meteors, are commonly called shooting stars.

Comets

Comet are huge lamps of Ice and dust following their own orbit around the Sun.When comet come closer to the sun were they begin to glow and develop a long tail.The most famous Comet is the Helley's Comet, which appear every 76 years. The Helley's was last seen in 1986 so it will be seen again in 2062.

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