Environmental Sciences, asked by Abhijeetsharma17, 10 months ago

Define them:-
(1) Asteroids
(2) Comets
(3) Meteors
(4) Meteorites ​

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Answered by atlthinker20
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Asteroids are minor planets, especially of the inner Solar System. Larger asteroids have also been called planetoids.

Comets are cosmic snowballs of frozen gases, rock and dust that orbit the Sun

Meteors, also known as shooting stars, are pieces of dust and debris from space that burn up in Earth's atmosphere, where they can create bright streaks across the night sky.

A meteorite is a solid piece of debris from an object, such as a comet, asteroid, or meteoroid, that originated in outer space and survived its passage through the atmosphere to reach the surface of a planet or moon.

Answered by swatisingh143
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Asteroids are rocky worlds revolving around the sun that are too small to be called planets. They are also known as planetoids or minor planets. There are millions of asteroids, ranging in size from hundreds of miles to several feet across. In total, the mass of all the asteroids is less than that of Earth's moon.

comet is a ball of mostly ice that moves around in outer space. Comets are often described as "dirty snowballs". The orbital inclinations of comets are usually high and not near the ecliptic where most solar system objects are found. Most of them are long-period comets and come from the Kuiper belt.

meteor is a space rock that hits the atmosphere of the Earth. ... A meteor is a smaller body in space that collides with the Earth or another planet. You can also use this word for the light caused by such an impact: a meteor is a shooting star. Many meteors are caused by comets that have decayed.

meteorite is a solid piece of debris from an object, such as a comet, asteroid, or meteoroid, that originates in outer space and survives its passage through the atmosphere to reach the surface of a planet or moon. ... For geologists, a bolide is a meteorite large enough to create a crater.

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