What Eventually Happens to a Comet When Its Orbit Brings

question 39

Multiple Choice

What eventually happens to a comet when its orbit brings it into the inner Solar System?

• A) It builds up speed and increases its orbital period.
• B) It is vaporized by the Sun, becoming inactive rock and dust.
• C) It is pulled in by the gravitation forces of a Terrestrial planet.
• D) It is blasted apart by asteroids within the asteroid belt.
• E) It absorbs more ice and rock from asteroids within the asteroid belt.

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