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why does a comets gas tail always point away from the sun?
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a majority of comets originate from here
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ions are swept away by solar wind
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a cloud outside of the comet made of dust, gas, and water vapor
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None of the above
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -Sunlight and solar wind sweep the dust and gas of the coma into trailing tails. Because sunlight and solar wind always flow outward from our Sun’s surface, the tails always point away from our Sun no matter what direction the comet is moving in its orbit.
Detailed explanation-2: -Because comet tails are pushed by solar radiation and the solar wind, they always point away from the sun.
Detailed explanation-3: -Comet tails come in two flavors: the ion tail and the dust tail. The ion tail is thin, blue and linear-points directly away from the Sun.
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