Question

What is comets and meteors?​

Answer 1

Cᴏᴍᴇᴛ:

A ʙᴏᴅʏ ᴏғ ɪᴄᴇ, ʀᴏᴄᴋ ᴀɴᴅ ᴅᴜsᴛ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ᴄᴀɴ ʙᴇ sᴇᴠᴇʀᴀʟ ᴍɪʟᴇs ɪɴ ᴅɪᴀᴍᴇᴛᴇʀ ᴀɴᴅ ᴏʀʙɪᴛs ᴛʜᴇ sᴜɴ. ... Iᴛ ᴏʀɪɢɪɴᴀᴛᴇs ғʀᴏᴍ ᴀ ᴄᴏᴍᴇᴛ ᴏʀ ᴀsᴛᴇʀᴏɪᴅ. 

Mᴇᴛᴇᴏʀ:

A ᴍᴇᴛᴇᴏʀᴏɪᴅ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ᴇɴᴛᴇʀs ᴛʜᴇ ᴇᴀʀᴛʜ's ᴀᴛᴍᴏsᴘʜᴇʀᴇ ᴀɴᴅ ᴠᴀᴘᴏʀɪᴢᴇs. Aʟsᴏ ᴄᴀʟʟᴇᴅ ᴀ “sʜᴏᴏᴛɪɴɢ sᴛᴀʀ.” Mᴇᴛᴇᴏʀɪᴛᴇ: A ᴍᴇᴛᴇᴏʀ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ʜɪᴛs Eᴀʀᴛʜ ᴡɪᴛʜᴏᴜᴛ ʙᴜʀɴɪɴɢ ᴜᴘ ɪɴ ᴛʜᴇ ᴀᴛᴍᴏsᴘʜᴇʀᴇ.

Answer 2

Comet: A body of ice, rock and dust that can be several miles in diameter and orbits the sun. ... It originates from a comet or asteroid. Meteor: A meteoroid that enters the earth's atmosphere and vaporizes. Also called a “shooting star.” Meteorite: A meteor that hits Earth without burning up in the atmosphere.