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Comets are typically larger than asteroids. Comets are made up of ice, dust, and rocky material and can range in size from a few hundred meters to several tens of kilometers in diameter. In contrast, asteroids are usually smaller rocky bodies that can vary in size from a few meters to several hundred kilometers across.
No. An asteroid is an object made of rock and/or metal. A comet is made largely of ice.
Planets are generally much larger than asteroids. Some extremely large asteroids are classed as dwarf planets, but there are not many of them.
No. generally speaking comets and asteroids fall into the same size range.
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What is a similarity between comet and asteroid?
They both revolve around the sun and they are both smaller than planets or moon.
Put the following in size order smallest first. Comet. Sun. Asteroid. Planet and moon?
The generally accepted order would be Comet, Asteroid, Moon, Planet, Sun. However, there is considerable overlap in sizes among asteroids and moons. Some of the moons of Saturn are fairly small, and the moons of Mars are both smaller than the average asteroid.
Is Ceres the biggest of an asteroid or a comet?
Ceres is smaller than any planet; even smaller than Pluto.
What is the name of the comet that wiped out dinosaurs?
Scientists usually refer to this as an asteroid, not a comet. It's the asteroid that caused the Chicxulub crater.
Which is most likely to be a more frequent visitor of earth a comet or an asteroid why?
An asteroid, because the orbits of the asteroids are nearer to the earth than the comets.
Is Halley's comet the largest asteroid?
No. For one thing, Halley's comet is a comet, not an asteroid. The largest asteroid is Ceres, which is far larger than Halley's comet.
What is a similarity between comet and asteroid?
They both revolve around the sun and they are both smaller than planets or moon.
Put the following in size order smallest first. Comet. Sun. Asteroid. Planet and moon?
The generally accepted order would be Comet, Asteroid, Moon, Planet, Sun. However, there is considerable overlap in sizes among asteroids and moons. Some of the moons of Saturn are fairly small, and the moons of Mars are both smaller than the average asteroid.
Is Ceres the biggest of an asteroid or a comet?
Ceres is smaller than any planet; even smaller than Pluto.
Is Ceres larger than comet and asteroids?
It IS an asteroid. (The biggest.)
Is a planetoid and asteroid or a comet?
asteroid
Is a comet smaller or bigger than the earth?
Depends on the comet. Size varies. But they are usually smaller.
What is A rocky object that is more likely to hit the earth than a comet?
An asteroid
Can an asteroid be come a comet?
no
Is Pluto now an asteroid belt?
No. Pluto is considered a "dwarf planet" and in terms of composition is more like a comet than an asteroid.
What is the name of the comet that wiped out dinosaurs?
Scientists usually refer to this as an asteroid, not a comet. It's the asteroid that caused the Chicxulub crater.
Which is most likely to be a more frequent visitor of earth a comet or an asteroid why?
An asteroid, because the orbits of the asteroids are nearer to the earth than the comets.
