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What does solar wind and its effect on a comet?
Solar wind makes a comet's tail always point away from the Sun.
How does the comet plasma work?
The Comet plasma is created by solar wind. The Comet plasma enables scientists to discover and understand what the solar wind is doing and is very useful.
Why comet 's tail is facing away from the sun?
It is pushed away from the sun by the solar wind.
How does the sun create a tail on a comet?
The sun creates a tail on a comet because of solar radiation and solar wind on the nucleus of the comet. A comet is an icy body that is seen when it passes close to the sun.
What is a comets tail caused by?
A comet's tail is caused by the solar wind, a stream of charged particles emitted by the Sun. As the solar wind interacts with the comet's nucleus, it ionizes molecules in the coma (the comet's atmosphere) and causes them to be pushed away from the Sun, forming the tail that points away from the Sun due to pressure from the solar wind.
When solar wind pushes gas away from a comet what part of the comet does gas and dust form?
When solar wind pushes gas away from a comet, it primarily affects the coma, which is the diffuse, glowing envelope of gas and dust that surrounds the comet’s nucleus. This interaction causes the gas and dust to form a tail that extends away from the Sun. The tail is typically composed of ionized gas (the ion tail) and dust particles (the dust tail), both of which are pushed away from the comet by solar radiation and solar wind.
How does a comet shine as it moves closer towards the sun?
the Sun's heat and radiation produce a wind called the Solar Wind, as a comet gets close to the Sun it begins to melt. ... This is when a comet begins to shine.
The tail of the comet always points away from the sun because of?
Solar wind
Why is the comet tail away from the sun?
It is pushed away from the sun by the solar wind.
Why does the coma of a comet grow as it nears the sun?
The tail of a comet, also known as its coma, grows as the comet gets close to the sun because of increases in temperature and force exerted by the solar wind. Since a comet's coma is usually composed of dust and vapor, the solar wind causes it to stream out away from the sun.
A comet's ion tail always extends?
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.
Where do the particles of energy of the comet come from?
The particles of energy in a comet mainly come from the solar wind interacting with the comet's nucleus and surrounding coma. The solar wind is a stream of charged particles emitted by the Sun that affects the comet's ion tail and can cause energy release through processes like ionization and excitation.
