UNIVERSE
ASTEROIDS
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Question
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What causes a comet to appear to have a tail?
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When it gets too close to the sun and it’s metal starts to shed and fall off
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When it gets too close to the sun and it’s ice sparkles from reflecting the sunlight
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When it gets too close to the sun and it’s ice turns directly to gas
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When it gets too close to the sun and it’s ice turns directly to water
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -The Sun’s heat vaporizes some of the comet’s material, releasing dust particles that were trapped in the ice. A combination of solar radiation pressure and solar wind blow away gas and dust from the comet’s nucleus, forming two separate tails: the ion tail and the dust tail.
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