UNIVERSE
METEORITES
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Question
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what happens to a comets tail as it approaches the sun? what happens when it gets further? (SELECT 2 ANSWERS)
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as it gets further away the tail gets increasingly large
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as it gets further away the tail shrinks and eventually disappears
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as it gets closer a cloud outside of the comet made of dust, gas, and water vapor appear
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tail grows larger as more of the nucleus melts in increasing temperature as it gets closer to the sun
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -Comet tails will always point away from the sun because of the radiation pressure of sunlight. The force from sunlight on the small dust particles pushing them away from the sun is greater than the force of gravity acting in the direction toward the sun.
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