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A comets ion or gas tail always extends away from the sun, as it is effected more by the solar wind from the sun. The dust tail follows the orbit of the comet, streaming behind the comet - where the comet has been.
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What shapes the comets tail into a shimmering tail?
a ion tail or a dust tail
A comets ion tail consist of?
it consists of dust from little pieces from other planets......Dust
What does a comet's ion tail consist of?
An ion tail is made of electrically charged particles and a dust tail is made of dust. Also, an ion tail will always point away from the sun because of the solar winds, while a dust tail tends to follow the comet's orbit and doesn't always point away from the sun.
How many tails does a comet have?
Comets always have two tails (ion tail and dust tail) and are so seen that way. the one tail (ion tail) is always pointing away from the sun showing which direction the comet is in comparison to the sun. the sun gives off a charge and hits the comet and that moves the ion tail showing which way the sun is. the (dust tail) shows the direction the comet is traveling. However, the dust tail is generally brighter and more noticeable than the ion tail.
How many tails does Halley's comet have?
all comets have two tail one is an ion tail made of gas the other is a dust tail made of dust. which means Halley's comet has two tails. :) that's true what the person up there said.. but im doing a project on comets and i searched on Google images for its composition[whats it made of] and it said the was an Ion Tail, a Dust Tail, and a Hydrogen Envelope. the ion tail and the dust tail are right but i have no idea about the hydrogen envelope. confusedd .. Well the first dude is right because i researed it and it said that so ya
What shapes the comets tail into a shimmering tail?
a ion tail or a dust tail
Is the tail of Halley's comet is always opposite to the sun?
A comet's ion (gas) tail always points directly away from the sun. Some comets also have a dust tail (antitail) which may curve slightly away to the side of the ion tail.
How does the behavior of a comets dust tail from a comet ion tail?
An ion tail is made of electrically charged particles and a dust tail is made of dust. Also, an ion tail will always point away from the sun because of the solar winds, while a dust tail tends to follow the comet's orbit and doesn't always point away from the sun.
What three things are comets made of?
Comets are made of mainly 3 parts -dust tail, ion tail and coma
If a comets ion tail is pointing perpendicular to its direction of travel the comet is?
Close to or at perihelion.
A comets ion tail consist of?
it consists of dust from little pieces from other planets......Dust
Does Halley's comet atmosphere?
Good question,but NO comets do not really have lots of gravity to have a atmosphere.But they have two tails i'll tell you what they are called,one is a Rocky Tail while another is an ion tail that extends millions of miles into space. They also have a nucleus, which is basically the center of the comet. So hoped I helped ya!! :)
What does a comet's ion tail consist of?
An ion tail is made of electrically charged particles and a dust tail is made of dust. Also, an ion tail will always point away from the sun because of the solar winds, while a dust tail tends to follow the comet's orbit and doesn't always point away from the sun.
How many tails does a comet have?
Comets always have two tails (ion tail and dust tail) and are so seen that way. the one tail (ion tail) is always pointing away from the sun showing which direction the comet is in comparison to the sun. the sun gives off a charge and hits the comet and that moves the ion tail showing which way the sun is. the (dust tail) shows the direction the comet is traveling. However, the dust tail is generally brighter and more noticeable than the ion tail.
What effect the sun has on comets?
The sun's gravity holds comets in their orbits.The sun's radiation heats comets causing vaporization of their ices.The sun's solar wind blows vaporized ice and dust particles away from the comets forming the tail.The sun's visible light reflects from the comet and its tail, making them visible.The sun's magnetic field deflects ions in the tail, causing separation into two tails - the dust tail and the ion tail.If a comet comes too close to the sun, the comet will hit the sun and be destroyed.
What are the types of comets?
ion comet and dust tailed comet
How many tails does Halley's comet have?
all comets have two tail one is an ion tail made of gas the other is a dust tail made of dust. which means Halley's comet has two tails. :) that's true what the person up there said.. but im doing a project on comets and i searched on Google images for its composition[whats it made of] and it said the was an Ion Tail, a Dust Tail, and a Hydrogen Envelope. the ion tail and the dust tail are right but i have no idea about the hydrogen envelope. confusedd .. Well the first dude is right because i researed it and it said that so ya
