The Ionized Gas Tail of a Comet Is Always Aligned

question 20

Multiple Choice

The ionized gas tail of a comet is always aligned along the

• A) comet-Sun line.
• B) line between the comet and the nearest planet to it in its orbital motion.
• C) comet's direction of motion.
• D) celestial equator.

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