SOLAR SYSTEM

UNIVERSE

COMETS

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
True or false:Comets are made of mostly rock and metal.
A
true
B
false
C
Either A or B
D
None of the above
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Asteroids are made up of metals and rocky material, while comets are made up of ice, dust and rocky material.

Detailed explanation-2: -Asteroids are small rocky planetoids, while comets are formed of frozen gases held together by rocky and metallic material.

Detailed explanation-3: -"Nearly all of the mass loss from short-period comets is in the form of pebbles, ‘’ he says. “Comets are mostly rocks."

Detailed explanation-4: -Asteroids, comets, meteors, and meteorites. What are they, and how can we tell them apart? The path through the solar system is a rocky road. Asteroids, comets, Kuiper Belt Objects – all kinds of small bodies of rock, metal, and ice are in constant motion as they orbit the Sun.

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