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adelina 88 [10]
1 year ago
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Based on what you know about comets, select all of the correct statements from the following list. A comet is a lump of rock and

ice. Spacecraft have flown by comets. A comet only has a tail when it is near the sun. Most comets come from the Kuiper belt. A comet has actually been witnessed hitting a planet. Most comets have circular orbits. Most comets have short orbital periods.
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IrinaK [193]1 year ago
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A comet is a lump of rock and ice. Spacecraft have flown by comets. A comet only has a tail when it is near the sun. Most comets come from the Kuiper belt. A comet has actually been witnessed hitting a planet. Most comets have short orbital periods.

A comet is a tiny, frozen entity in the Solar System that heats up and starts to emit gases as it approaches the Sun. This process is known as outgassing. This results in an apparent atmosphere or coma, and occasionally a tail as well. These occurrences are caused by how the solar wind and solar radiation interact with the comet's nucleus.

The size of comet nuclei varies between a few hundred meters and tens of kilometers, and they are made up of loose clumps of ice, dust, and tiny rocky particles. A comet's orbit is typically very eccentric and elliptical, and its orbital period can range from a few years to possibly millions of years.

Learn more about Kuiper Belt here:

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