Consider the Following Diagram of a Comet's Orbit: What

question 31

Multiple Choice

Consider the following diagram of a comet's orbit: What is illustrated about comets here?

• A) Ionized cometary gases being pushed away from the coma by the pressure of the solar wind of charged particles coming from the sun emitted by the Sun.
• B) The part of the comet where comets are most concentrated is in the part of the comet farthest from the sun.
• C) Comets are like planets and revolve in regular orbitals around a single star.
• D) Comets are hotter than the Sun which is why they have such a different appearance from the Sun.

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