SOLAR SYSTEM

UNIVERSE

METEORITES

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Select the pair of bodies which are LEAST alike in composition and size
A
asteroid and meteor
B
moon and comet
C
earth and venus
D
uranus and neptune
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Comets are frozen leftovers from the formation of the solar system composed of dust, rock, and ices. They range from a few miles to tens of miles wide, but as they orbit closer to the Sun, they heat up and spew gases and dust into a glowing head that can be larger than a planet.

Detailed explanation-2: -The composition of the Moon is much like that of the Earth. Its rocks are similar to Earth rocks and contain many but not all of the same minerals. However, the Moon has no atmosphere, it shows no trace of past or present life, and its rocks contain no water.

Detailed explanation-3: -Comets are large bodies made from rock, ice, and frozen gas, asteroids are made of rocks and minerals, meteoroids are made of rock and space debris. Moons are objects that revolve around planets, while comets obit around the sun and asteroids orbit between the sun and Jupiter, in the Asteroid Belt.

Detailed explanation-4: -Comets and asteroids have a lot in common. Both orbit the sun. Both are far smaller than the planets. Both are remnants of the solar system’s formation almost 5 billion years ago.

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