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A comet contains a lot of rocks and frozen water. As the comet approaches the sun, it starts to get warmer. The water on its surface begins to evaporate. The solar wind blows it away from the comet. When the water vapor gets away from the comet, it turns into water or ice. People can not see water vapor. They can see drops of water and ice. The evaporated water vapor streams behind the comet carried by the solar wind. The comet comes close to the sun and then goes back. The solar wind keeps blowing its tail away from the direction of the sun.
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∙ 14y ago
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∙ 12y agothe frozen gasses inside the nucleus melt when the comet gets near the sun and they, together with dust particles also form the nucleus, stream out behind the comet. these gasses and dust particles get hit by the solar winds which cause them to glow.
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∙ 15y agoby the suns radiation pressure and solar winds cause an enormous tail.
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∙ 9y agoThe dust and rocks that come off the comet often catch on fire and leave a trail.
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∙ 14y agoThe comets get their tails by going nearer the sun and the icy hard rock starts to melt.
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Why do comments have tails?
Why do comets have tails
Gives comets their tails?
The tail of the comet is made up of melting ice. When the comet gets close to the sun, the melted ice becomes the gaseous tail.
Do all comets have tails?
Because they aren't traveling towards the sun. Comet tails are caused by debries being burned off.
What objects have tails that are often several million kilometres long?
Comets
What arethe icy objects with huge tails that orbit the sun?
They are called comets.
Why do comments have tails?
Why do comets have tails
Do asteroids tails burn?
No, they do not burn only comets have tails.
Do only comets have tails or no?
yes
Do meteorites have tails?
No, that would be comets.
What is the balls of ice in the sky with tails?
Comets
What makes up the tails of comets?
rocks and dust
Gives comets their tails?
The tail of the comet is made up of melting ice. When the comet gets close to the sun, the melted ice becomes the gaseous tail.
When are comets tails present?
When they reach the inner solar system.
How long are the tails of comets?
It depends on how fast the comet is going.
Does Mars have tails?
In the sense that an observer can see tails on comets - no, the gravity and composition of Mars is not favorable to the production of a tail.
Do all comets have tails?
Because they aren't traveling towards the sun. Comet tails are caused by debries being burned off.
Do comets and asteroids both develop glowing tails near the sun?
no, only comets develop glowing tails.Fun Fact:some scientists called comets "dirty snowballs"
