SOLAR SYSTEM

UNIVERSE

COMETS

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Which way does a comet’s tail face?
A
towards the sun
B
north
C
away from the sun
D
towards Earth
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Comet tails point away from the Sun, regardless of the direction in which the comet is traveling. Comets have two tails because escaping gas and dust are influenced by the Sun in slightly different ways, and the tails point in slightly different directions.

Detailed explanation-2: -Answer and Explanation: The part of the comet that points most directly away from the Sun is the plasma tail. The comet is made up of the nucleus, the coma, the plasma tail and the dust tail.

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