Question

Greta is writing a paper on near-Earth objects for her science class. She collected the information shown in the table, but she forgot to label each object. Based on the data, what is space object B?

Space Object ASpace Object B

Composition rocks and some metals mostly ice Orbital  Period 3 to 6 years 3.3 to 70,000 years

Answer 1

Obhect B is called Comet :- these are icy rocky bodies in space which release gas and dust . and when near the sun, a ‘tail’ of gas and dust particles pointing away from the sun.

Answer 2

The correct answer is comet.

Step-by-step explanation:

The comets are primarily formed of ice, they revolve around the Sun with a duration that varies from some years to tens of millions of years. An asteroid comprises rocks, metals, or even both. While the meteorites are the meteors, which targets the Earth and comprises metals, rocks, or both.