UNIVERSE
METEORS
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Question
[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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true
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False
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Either A or B
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None of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -Most comets actually have 2 tails: a plasma tail made of ionized gas, and a dust tail made of small solid particles.
Detailed explanation-2: -There are two categories of comet, based on the amount of time they take to orbit the Sun. Short-period comets take less than 200 years, and long-period comets take over 200 years, with some taking 100, 000 to 1 million years to orbit the Sun.
Detailed explanation-3: -The correct statement about comets is: C. Comets are mostly made up of dust particles, frozen water and frozen gases.
Detailed explanation-4: -Images of comets always seem to future extensive tails trailing behind the main comet body. But do comets always feature such tails? Most of the time, they don’t!
Detailed explanation-5: -The so-called “Manx” comet, named after a breed of cats without tails, was made of rocky materials that are normally found near Earth. Most comets are made of ice and other frozen compounds and were formed in solar system’s frigid far reaches.