Cosmic snowballs of frozen gases, rock and dust that orbit the Sun are known as _______.

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Answer 1

The correct answer is Comets.Key Points

Comets:-
- These are cosmic snowballs of frozen gases, rock, and dust that orbit the Sun.
- They have a coma, a fuzzy atmosphere of gas and dust that surrounds the nucleus, and a tail that points away from the Sun.
- Comets are believed to be remnants from the formation of the Solar System.
- They can have highly elliptical orbits and can take hundreds or thousands of years to complete one orbit around the Sun.

Additional Information

Meteors:-
- These are small rocks or debris that burn up upon entering Earth's atmosphere, while meteorites are any surviving pieces that reach the ground.
Stars:-
- These are massive, luminous spheres of plasma held together by gravity.
Meteorites:-
- These are pieces of rock or metal that have fallen to Earth from space.
- They are the only physical evidence we have of what exists beyond our planet, and they can provide valuable insights into the formation and evolution of the solar system.