In a Single Photograph of a Comet and Its Tail

question 92

Multiple Choice

In a single photograph of a comet and its tail, the only direction that one can determine with certainty is the direction

• A) in which the comet is moving, from the trailing tail.
• B) toward Jupiter because the gravity of this giant planet pulls the tail material toward it.
• C) toward the Sun, indicated by the tail direction because gas and dust in the tail are attracted toward the Sun by its gravity.
• D) away from the Sun because the tail is pushed in this direction by the solar wind.

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