A student is making a model that compares comets and planets.
Which comparison could be part of the model?
(1 point)
Responses
Comets and planets are comprised of the same materials.
Comets and planets are comprised of the same materials.
Comets and planets revolve around the sun.
Comets and planets revolve around the sun.
Comets and planets have similar orbital time periods.
Comets and planets have similar orbital time periods.
Comets and planets have similar sizes.
Among the provided options, the accurate comparison that could be part of the model is:
Comets and planets revolve around the sun.
While comets and planets do revolve around the Sun, they are comprised of different materials, have different orbital time periods, and vary significantly in size. Comets are mostly made of ice, dust, and rocky materials and often have highly elliptical orbits with a wide range of orbital time periods, whereas planets are larger bodies with more regular orbits and are typically composed of gases or rocks/metals depending on whether they are gas giants or terrestrial planets.