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Whats the difference between comets,asteroid’s, and meteors

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A comet is a ball of ice and dust that orbits the sun

A asteroid is a small rocky object

A meteor is a small piece of a asteroid or comet......

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To remember think of it this way Comets are big , Asteroids are small

Meteors are pieces of them both

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Comets are small icy dirtballs that orbit the Sun; comets are made of ice and dust while asteroids are made of rock). A meteor is a space rock—or meteoroid—that enters Earth's atmosphere, as it – burns up upon entering Earth's atmosphere, it creating a streak of light in the sky (often called "shooting stars").

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