The Consequences of a Comet's Tail Sweeping Across the Earth

question 38

Multiple Choice

The consequences of a comet's tail sweeping across the Earth would be

• A)virtually nil.
• B)likely catastrophic.
• C)like an enhanced Aurora Borealis worldwide.
• D)quite unpredictable.

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Definitions:

Bromine Water

A solution of bromine in water, used as a reagent to test for the presence of unsaturation in organic compounds.

Monosaccharides

The simplest form of carbohydrates, consisting of single sugar molecules like glucose and fructose, that serve as energy sources.

Reducing Sugars

Sugars capable of acting as reducing agents, having free aldehyde or ketone groups that allow them to reduce other compounds, commonly tested by Benedict's or Fehling's solution.

Ketose

A type of monosaccharide (simple sugar) where the carbonyl group is a ketone, found in several biochemical pathways.