COMET, METEOR OR ASTEROID - The REAL difference.
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What is a shooting star exactly? There is a vast amount of rocks and debris floating around in space. Around 100 tons of it falls to earth every day. You might have been lucky enough to have seen a shooting star, but do you know whether it is a comet, meteorite or an asteroid?
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Comet, meteor or Asteroid?
Intro
There is a vast amount of rocks and debris floating around in space. Around 100 tons of it falls to
earth every day. You might have been lucky enough to have seen a shooting star, but do you know
whether it is a comet, meteorite or an asteroid?
what is the difference between these 3 objects? Why are we landing satellites on asteroids and
could life have been brought to earth on one of these rocks?
Main
Comet
A comet (also called a dirty snowball) is essentially ball of ice, rock and dust that orbits the sun,
ranging in size from around 1km to 20km.
Astronomers believe they are leftovers from the early formation of the solar system that reside in
one of two places on the very outskirts of the solar system; The Kuiper belt and the Oort Cloud.
These two areas are made up of small icy bodies (and Pluto) of frozen gases such as methane,
ammonia, nitrogen and water mixed with rock and dust. Occasionally a comets orbit will be altered
by a gravitational tug of another large object or through a collision with another body that might
send it into the inner solar system or sometimes even straight towards the sun.
As a comet starts to move closer the sun, it heats up and ice starts to evaporate and form a cloud
around the nucleus. Solar winds from the sun push the cloud to make a tail on the comet, also called
a coma. The coma creates a spectacular light show for us on earth and these tails can reach up to
150km in length.
Asteroid
Nearly all Asteroids are odd shaped chunks of rock that orbit the sun in the asteroid belt between
mars and Jupiter. Some though are thought to be made of metals like nickel and Iron.
The asteroid belt is thought to be either leftover mass from a failed planet forming due to the close
gravity pull of Jupiter or the leftovers from a planet that broke up due to a collision.
They come in sizes from a few meters to just under a 1000kilometers wide. Ceres is the largest we
have ever found and is 960km wide which is about as wide as Texas and big enough to be classed as
a dwarf planet. Some asteroids also have their own moons!
Also if you condensed all of the asteroids in the belt together they would still be smaller than our
moon.
Meteoroid
Space debris smaller than asteroids are called meteoroids. These can be as big as a few meters and
as small as a grain of sand. They are usually bits of asteroids that have collided or leftover debris
from a comet.
When a small meteoroid gets close enough to enter in the Earth’s atmosphere it starts to burn up
completely and creates a dazzling trail of light due to the air resistance it encounters. This is called a
meteor, or as we sometimes call them, shooting stars.
Every year around mid July the Earth’s orbit takes us through the dust and debris left behind by a
comet. This is called the Perseid meteor shower and creates an incredible display of shooting stars
with around 80 shooting stars an hour. You can find out more about this and how to view the
spectacle in the link at the end of the video or in the description below.
90-95% are vaporized n their approach to earth but when a rock survives this and hits the earth’s
surface, it is called a meteorite. They are usually about the size of a pebble but we have found a
3-metre-wide 66 ton tablet shaped meteorite in Namibia that fell about 80,000 years ago.
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So: a Asteroid is a giant space rock that isn't a moon and doesn't have enough size to be a planet/dwarf planet, and orbits a star along with other asteroids making a kind of star ring; Meteors are space rocks that are less than 10 meters in size and are normally created by asteroids coliding; Meteorites are meteors that have crashed on Earth which decreased in size because most of it burned off; Comets are like asteroids, but made of ice, rock, and dust, because of that it creates cool tails when getting closer to the Sun
I know this is an old video but this is the first time that I am watching this channel. I had to do a research project for school and submit it online cause of the Corona Virus. I am a visual and auditory learner and this video was exactly what i needed. I hope i do good on it cause I really wanna raise my science mark :)
The video was very helpful, now I understand the different definitions of comet,asteroid, and meteor
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Thanks for answering our question, "What is the difference between a meteorite and an asteroid?" We watched this videos with our students here in Hanoi, Vietnam.
This is really helpful. Great job in making this video . :>
This was really helpful for my school.
@hydernawab1
3 жыл бұрын
same
@vejaswind
3 жыл бұрын
Same
Note: Oort cloud/Long Period comets travel more than 200 years Kuiper belt/Short Period comets travel up to 200 years or less
@BeautifulScience
4 жыл бұрын
Interesting notes, enjoy the vid?
@sofaia7995
3 жыл бұрын
Beautiful Science yes
I found this video very helpful. You say that asteroids range in sizes from 10 m - 1,000 km. What is your source for this definition? Why wouldn't they be defined by mass?
I'm just here cause I don't wanna 0 on my grade. ._.
@BeautifulScience
4 жыл бұрын
Hope we can help! Let us know how you get on :)
@ihaventgrownaspine9994
4 жыл бұрын
Feel ya
@BeautifulScience
4 жыл бұрын
@@ihaventgrownaspine9994 Hope the test went well?
@BeautifulScience
4 жыл бұрын
How did you do on the test?
@ihaventgrownaspine9994
4 жыл бұрын
@@BeautifulScience The test went well! I got a high score :D yey!
Damn, thought they were the same
This is awesome thanks for the info😊
This channel is so underrated, you deserve more subs.
Thanks this is sooooo helpful 😊 I liked you accent !
Better than my teacher.
@BeautifulScience
5 жыл бұрын
Haha I am sure your teacher does a great job but thanks!
@lorenecabrillas7108
4 жыл бұрын
@@BeautifulScience yes,thanks for that
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4 жыл бұрын
@@lorenecabrillas7108 Have you subscribed for more?
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4 жыл бұрын
That's fine, as long as we're are second favorite? 😂
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4 жыл бұрын
Thanks Mia very kind words 👏🙏
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4 жыл бұрын
USA
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4 жыл бұрын
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0:51 nice
It is right for us to understand about the comets, meteorods and asteroids. Nice video.
This is really helpful for my activity in school my teacher gave me.
uranus is out of this world!
Thank you ..now I can distinguish one from another.
May I know what kind of apps that you use ?
Have you made any other videos? But I liked it.
this is so helpful ty
Why had this channel not uploaded in months? And why does it not have more subscribers!
Perfect explanation 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻
Great and informative
@BeautifulScience
5 жыл бұрын
Thanks Shafiur, glad you liked ✌😊
very informative topic specially to students
Excellent explanation Sir
Thanks it's now easier
@BeautifulScience
5 жыл бұрын
Glad you enjoyed, subscribe for more!
who else here during quarantine
_Cool, informative, and like always, beautiful science._
@BeautifulScience
5 жыл бұрын
Thanks, appreciate the continued support!
Thanks! :) It helped me a lot! Hope I still get a heart even if this was uploaded in 2018!
This is helpful, but I really need to know where it answers the question: "What do many scientists believe about the purpose for asteroids."
This really helped me i'n here bc of homeschool but its also cool 0.0
Very well done!. The OOOH's, AAAH's are Funny too!
@BeautifulScience
5 жыл бұрын
Glad you like! Space is cool.
I'd rather be surprised by the background music
I'm from TX. My teacher legit puts this in a sildeshow for quarantine.
@BeautifulScience
4 жыл бұрын
Love it, you must have a cool teacher 😎. Did you enjoy the animation?
this is like vsauce without micheal and instead that one guy that seems to narrate everything like this and its a lot shorter and its fully animated
How do they know it’s a 80,000 year old meteor and not just an old rock?
this really helped me in school😁
like it lots of info
I always wonder... If an asteroid enters Earth's atmosphere do we also call it meteor? Or should we call it asteor and it's leftovers... asteorites? :)
@BeautifulScience
5 жыл бұрын
Haha this is a great question and I have no idea, any space scientists about to answer this?
@franzsevilleja3323
4 жыл бұрын
When a meteor hits the earth's ground/surface it is called Meteorite. (ik that you didn't asked about it but just sayig the proper name of the meteor that landed here on earth)
@1abystander
2 жыл бұрын
I was wondering about that too. Thank you for asking about it. Hopefully, an astronomer watches this video and reads the comets.
@janeaustinlynnrebancos6167
2 жыл бұрын
In general, the distinction between the three is that meteoroids are small space rocks that are the remnants of asteroids, they are seen in the asteroid belt. A meteor is defined as an object that enters the Earth's atmosphere. It became known as a meteorite after it landed on Earth.
@HINDU-RASHTRA
2 жыл бұрын
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Thank you for helping me with my homework 😄 Thank you beautiful science
@BeautifulScience
4 жыл бұрын
No worries glad it helped, are you a fan of learning about space in school?
@andrewschmidt7271
4 жыл бұрын
Yes I like science
@BeautifulScience
4 жыл бұрын
@@andrewschmidt7271 Great, make sure you subscribe for more!
What are their differences?
nice editing skills better than my ma'am or teacher
@BeautifulScience
4 жыл бұрын
I hear you mum has pretty decent skills as well right? 😎
@caszelbrent8018
4 жыл бұрын
@@BeautifulScience in philippines our female teacher is called ma'am while our mom is mama
@BeautifulScience
4 жыл бұрын
OOH I see sorry! Thanks for clearing up. You do graphic design in school?
@lorenecabrillas7108
4 жыл бұрын
@@caszelbrent8018 are you a Filipino?
@BeautifulScience
4 жыл бұрын
@@lorenecabrillas7108 Any people from the phillipines watching?
Youoooooooòoo. I live in namibia. The asteroid can be found in Groot Fontyne.
Are hailstorms just small pieces of comets falling towards the Earth?
@BeautifulScience
4 жыл бұрын
No the are made from frozen raindrops 😊🌨️
What more dangerous asteroid or meteor
I am here because my teacher told the class to watch this.. -w-
Now I know what is the cause of why dinosaurs extinct
@BeautifulScience
4 жыл бұрын
Not sure that is what we said ha, bt did you enjoy the video?
why is ode to joy playing in the background-
oh very informative, i learned a lot lol. probobly wont have an F on my grades hehehe
@BeautifulScience
4 жыл бұрын
Thanks and glad it helped, let us know how you get on with your results!
@BeautifulScience
4 жыл бұрын
How did you do on your test?
@duosclips4495
3 жыл бұрын
@Tyler Guman meto
excellent explanation
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This explaining is very outstanding keep it up am glad I understood u deserver views and subs🤓🤓
@BeautifulScience
5 жыл бұрын
Thank you Asha very very nice of you to say!
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4 жыл бұрын
Have you subscribed for more videos?
This just helped me because of the corona pandemic so i can’t school
Did this guy really just say Me-thane?
nice video
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Who's watching in quarantine
So comet and meteor both called shooting star ..
A meteor is a meteriod
Yea i enjoyed the lesson
@BeautifulScience
3 жыл бұрын
Thanks Jed really glad you like!
Anybody else thinks this looks like Kurzegesagt - In a Nutshell?
goooood
very good very nice muahehe
Wow
I thought it was gonna be crash course :(
Very noice
@BeautifulScience
5 жыл бұрын
Thanking you!
@rupabhandari3034
4 жыл бұрын
Better than my teacher
So learning and amazing
@BeautifulScience
4 жыл бұрын
Glad you liked Lorene! Stay tuned for more :)
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4 жыл бұрын
What type of videos do you want to see more of?
same
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@BeautifulScience
5 жыл бұрын
✌. Have a nice day.
But here spaceplace.nasa.gov/asteroid-or-meteor/en/ it says comets are not rocks
@BeautifulScience
4 жыл бұрын
The are a combination of ice, dust and rocks, I think they have worded it wrong here. They probably mean it is not just one big lump of rock. Does that make sense?
@nganbameetei5015
4 жыл бұрын
@@BeautifulScience thanks for the clarification. It means a lot.
@BeautifulScience
4 жыл бұрын
No worries! Have you subbed for more videos? What would you like to see more of?
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Ah yes the dislikes are at 69 nobody ruin it Also good video it's really helpful
Leave a good comet 💫 below 👇
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@Aaron_1112
5 ай бұрын
Si sir lee amin yung bakla bwhahahah
can you make a video of metor vs asteroid when they hit please i will subscribe at your channel pleeeeeeas
Ah yes, the 7th grade science test saver
im very meaty
@Inf3rnoDrag0n
9 ай бұрын
i concur
its nic
Dirty snowball lol
Booyah
Just here because on my school dont want a 0
@rupabhandari3034
4 жыл бұрын
Thanks you to help
These terms just seem excessive. Can we just call this two things? The leftover stuff and the failed planet?
@BeautifulScience
4 жыл бұрын
Haha ok, will go ask the people who name these things, who woud that actually be....?
don't understand a thing
Who here because covid 19
No
Is nyka ne dukhi kr dia h😔😔
@BeautifulScience
4 жыл бұрын
I dont understand sorry?
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4 жыл бұрын
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4 жыл бұрын
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4 жыл бұрын
It is so irritating 😒😒
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4 жыл бұрын
@@twinkledhiman2902 I agree but The channel makes nearly no money so at the moment I need to try and find an income for it.
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