Which Type of Comet Is the Most Common

question 31

Multiple Choice

Which type of comet is the most common?

• A) short-period
• B) long-period
• C) S-type
• D) M-Type
• E) There are approximately equal numbers of short- and long-period comets.

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Definitions:

Larvae Collection

The process of gathering immature stages of insects or other organisms for study or control purposes.

Time of Death

The estimated time when a person has died, a critical piece of information in forensic investigations to help establish the sequence of events.

Accumulated Degree Hours

A measure used in forensic entomology to estimate the post-mortem interval by calculating the cumulative amount of thermal energy.

Larva

The immature, wingless, and often wormlike feeding stage of an insect, before it undergoes transformation into its adult form.