Question

Different between the following
Asteroid and comet​

Answer 1

Asteroid Comet
Asteroids have an elliptical orbit Comets have an eccentric orbit.
It is made of metals and rocks Made of rocks, hydrocarbons, and ice
Do not produce a coma or tail atmosphere Thin, temporary atmospheric tail when close to the Sun.
The orbital period is 1 to 100 years The orbital periods are 75 to more than 100,000 years.
1 to larger than 100 kilometers in size 1 to 10 kilometer in size (nucleus only)