Space Rocks | What's the difference between an asteroid, a meteoroid, a meteorite, and a comet?

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There are lots of names associated with space rocks, so what is the difference? Join the Royal Observatory Greenwich astronomers to find out. They will also explore what space rocks can tell us about our very own planet Earth.

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@noahbirk7989 8 жыл бұрын

I love the claymation and love your art style!

@vedanshgarodia7014 4 жыл бұрын

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@moaazx7193 4 жыл бұрын

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@AaminoTooxow 3 ай бұрын

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@Szabados-Gergely 8 жыл бұрын

Pretty good basic summary, nice visuals and pretty short. I like it :)

@hdcampbell8981 5 жыл бұрын

0:55 I love how "the oldest thing you can ever touch is on a scale with the Queen"

@moaazx7193 4 жыл бұрын

ikr lmao

@dudeivealreadydonethis5tim289 4 жыл бұрын

Haha i hadnt noticed that!

@creativecorner1508 4 жыл бұрын

i have!!

@pilotjo1 2 жыл бұрын

This animation narrative and story telling is amazing. My kids and I love watching it. Pls give credit to the team who produce this! We watched it over and over again!

@juliahopes8938 4 жыл бұрын

I don't know why but I am obsessed with this video, its just so creative and easy to understand! I've watched it like 50 times!!

@rachelsidambi3182 4 жыл бұрын

Like the simplicity this video has taught me what I could not understand clearly In many other videos and thanks for the good graphics really helped👍😊😊😊🙄😊

@darizhanamurat600 3 жыл бұрын

In school we are learning about this I didn't understand my teacher this video helped me a lot its very easy to understand

@DLPlanes 8 жыл бұрын

Great video!

@crazyxchickxmegz 4 жыл бұрын

I'm currently taking your brilliant free course on futurelearn.com: 'Our Solar System and Beyond: Teaching Primary Science - Royal Observatory Greenwich' and got to the bit about asteroids, watched the video, thought, "WHAT a FANTASTIC video for children!" so had a quick search and was so so so excited that you have it freely available on KZfaq so that I can share it during a future lesson. A massive THANK YOU for having this available to all! Really appreciate it.

@moaazx7193 4 жыл бұрын

i really like the way of explanation

@dudeivealreadydonethis5tim289 4 жыл бұрын

I love everything about this! I also love her accent. :-) ive watched it like 10 times heehee

@andrew63playz29 2 жыл бұрын

WOW!! Bet I Never Kew ÞAT!!

@dickymint705 2 жыл бұрын

Hi, just a bit confused. You said meteors that land are meteorites and are like rocks and magnetic but towards the end of the video you said broken ice trails from comets that enter earths atmosphere are meteors. So does that mean that both can be meteors? This is all fascinating stuff! Thanks for posting!

@madtuna. 2 жыл бұрын

Small pieces of an asteroid or comet are called meteoroids, so when those pieces enter our atmosphere and they burn up they are called meteors aka shooting stars. When Earth passes through a stream of debris left by a comet we get the events known as meteor showers.

@greenguylevity1257 4 жыл бұрын

I love the clay mation!

@helenharper4877 2 жыл бұрын

Great explanation- thank you!

@mitchthehedgehog9290 4 жыл бұрын

One of the asteroids, when they are on the track, runs like Tim Montgomery

@Naman_edits786 4 жыл бұрын

vadiya

@AvaNewProductions 2 жыл бұрын

So if a big rock hits earth can we call it an Astoroid? Or is meteorite the only correct name?

@bobbolondz2701 Жыл бұрын

Asterite

@shalimanasrin3930 4 жыл бұрын

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@kylxchm3082 4 жыл бұрын

What is the difference between meteors and comets?

@cartergrycko1248 4 жыл бұрын

Comets are made of ice, while meteors are much smaller and made of metal and rock

@dardwar7462 4 жыл бұрын

Did a comet hit the earth?

@RzeczpospolitaPoIska Жыл бұрын

Short answer Asteroid: Asteroids are minor objects roaming the Asteroid Belt and Kupier Belt which is space junk left from the early formations of our solar system which have a rocky, icey surface and no atmosphere. Comets: Comets are little dust and ice particles which fly through the solar system leaving a icey trail behind them. Meteoroid: Meteoroids are smaller asteroids sizing from pebbles to tall buildings, they usually roam around other planets as Earth-near Objects. Meteors: Meteors are Meteoroids which got through the Earth's atmosphere and started heating up, creating a visible trail of fire and smoke. Meteorites: Meteorites are Meteors which successfully reached the Earth's surface without burning all of its mass or losing its surface in the impact.