How Is the Coma of a Comet Produced

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Multiple Choice

How is the coma of a comet produced?

• A) Rocky material breaks off from the comet to form the coma.
• B) The coma is a cloud of particles that the comet has swept up in its orbital path.
• C) Ices vaporize to become gas that form the coma around the comet.
• D) Particles in the solar wind get caught in the comet's magnetic field to form the coma.

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