Question

Compare and contrast comets and asteroids.

Answer 1

When comets get closer to the Sun, they lose material with each orbit because some of their ice melts and vaporizes. Asteroids typically remain solid, even when near the Sun. Asteroids are mostly rock and rock pieces, comets are composed of ice, gases, and dust.

Answer 2

Their both celestial bodies orbiting the sun,both "leftovers" made from materials from the formation of our solar system and unuasual orbits. Asteroids consists of metal and rocky material while comets are made of ice, dust, rocky materials, and organic compounds. when comets are near the sun they loose material but asteroids remain solid even near the sun.