What's the difference between a "model" and an "algorithm"?

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I think the principle should be similar for both of them, but what actually are the differences between a model and an algorithm?

Examples of models include: climate model, physical model, hydrological model, etc...

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An algorithm for throwing a basketball into a hoop: Hold the ball with both hands, bend your knees, keep your elbow straight, shoot, follow through.

A model of gravity: Gravity will act as a force on the ball according to its mass, making it travel in a parabola trajectory.