I choose (b) Asteroid and comet. Asteroids are primarily made up of rock and metal and mostly orbit the Sun in a belt between Mars and Jupiter. Comets, on the other hand, are made up of ice, dust, and rocky material, and when they get close to the Sun, they develop a glowing tail due to the sublimation of their icy components. This difference in composition and behavior when approaching the Sun is what sets asteroids and comets apart in our solar system.
Choose TWO LETTER CHOCIES from the following list. Then, in 3 complete sentences, explain how they are different by contrasting their characteristics. (Hint: Think about their characteristics and how they are formed.) (a) Star and planet (b) Asteroid and comet (c) Meteoroid and comet (d) Galaxy and constellation
(write like an 8th grader)
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