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If a comet is an icy dusty body explain why it appears brightly in the night sky?
Chipmunk81
The fire makes it shine,and really bright too!But beware they can really hurt you!So if you see a comet you have about a 0.1%chance to survive and that's only if your at the edge of where the comet is going to land!
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Does the Tail of a comet form when it gets close enough to the sun to melt the nucleus?
Sort of. The nucleus get heated by solar radiation and warms up to the point where some of its ices delequess (they change from solid to gas directly without forming a liquid phase because of the low pressure in space) these come out of the nucleus in jets caring dusty particles form the comet along with them. These jets of gas from the tail. The nucleus does not melt unless the comet plunges into the Sun.
What is the noun of dusty?
The noun form of the adjective 'dusty' is dustiness.The word 'dusty' is the adjective form of the noun dust.
Why are some caves dry and dusty?
why are caves so dry and dusty
What happens to a comet at perihelion?
As a comet approaches the sun, it grows warmer and some of the ices heat up and become gas (sublimating), releasing the dust grains that were trapped in the ice. This dusty gas coming from the nucleus is heated by the sun and forms a glowing hot cloud around the comet called the coma. Even though the nucleus might only be a couple of kilometers across, the cloud (or coma) can grow significantly (up to 100,000 kilometers across) during perihelion (its closest point to the sun). Comets also develop dust and gas tails.
What is the name for a dusty wind?
simone
What diretions does the tail of a comet point?
A comet's "tail" points away from the Sun. Moving away from the Sun, that means that the comet is moving "tail-first" through space. This is because the comet's tail is actually just wisps of gas and dust melting out of the "nucleus" or head of the comet. The light of the Sun actually has a pressure, and this solar pressure blows the dusty gas away from the comet itself. It is this dusty gas reflecting the Sun's light that we see.
What is a lump of dusty ice?
well, it may be an Oort Cloud Object. because Oort cloud is the outermost part of the solar system. :) "A comet" is the simple answer.
What makes a comet visible?
The icy, dusty and gassy volatiles that envelop it and gradually left behind as trail, are lightened by the sun!
How is the earth protected from comets?
since comets are big, dusty snow-balls, it doesn't much protection from most of a comet, and the atmosphere takes care of that. However, in the case of a direct hit by the head of a comet ... kerpow! The earth wouldn't really be damaged, but the little things (like us) would be.
What is the comparative for dusty?
COmparative:More Dusty Superlative:MosT Dusty
What has the author Dusty SPRINGFIELD written?
Dusty SPRINGFIELD has written: 'Dusty'
What is the adjective of Dust?
dusty
Is it a bumpy dusty road or a dusty bumpy road?
Bumpy, dusty road. Definetely
What is the birth name of Dusty Hagerud?
Dusty Hagerud's birth name is Dusty Hagerud.
Does the Tail of a comet form when it gets close enough to the sun to melt the nucleus?
Sort of. The nucleus get heated by solar radiation and warms up to the point where some of its ices delequess (they change from solid to gas directly without forming a liquid phase because of the low pressure in space) these come out of the nucleus in jets caring dusty particles form the comet along with them. These jets of gas from the tail. The nucleus does not melt unless the comet plunges into the Sun.
When was Dusty Answer created?
Dusty Answer was created in 1927.
How tall is Dusty Thune?
Dusty Dukatz is 6' 2".
