The Type I,or Gas,tail of a Comet

question 66

Multiple Choice

The type I,or gas,tail of a comet

• A) is smooth and featureless with a spectrum identical to that of the sun.
• B) is present even when the comet is located in the region of the Kuiper belt.
• C) is unaffected by the magnetic field of the sun.
• D) always points toward the sun.
• E) is streaked and shows emission lines of ionized atoms.

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