GENERAL KNOWLEDGE

Detailed explanation-1: -Asteroids are small, rocky objects that orbit the sun. Although asteroids orbit the sun like planets, they are much smaller than planets. There are lots of asteroids in our solar system. Most of them live in the main asteroid belt-a region between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter.

Detailed explanation-2: -Asteroids are smaller than a planet, but they are larger than the pebble-size objects we call meteoroids. A meteor is what happens when a meteoroid – a small piece of an asteroid or comet – burns up upon entering Earth’s atmosphere, creating a streak of light in the sky.

Detailed explanation-3: -Asteroids are irregularly shaped, rocky bodies that orbit the Sun. Meteoroids are smaller than asteroids, ranging from the size of boulders to the size of sand grains. Comets are small, icy objects that have very elliptical orbits. Short-period comets come from the Kuiper belt, beyond Neptune. More items