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We generally believe that comets with orbits of 200 years or less, traveling in the ecliptic plane, come from the Kuiper Belt. Those comets with longer orbits, or that travel at angles to the ecliptic plane, come from the Oort Cloud.
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Most meteor showers are associated with the orbits of?
Comets
What is the region in the Solar System considered to be the source on long-period comets?
The Oort Cloud.
Are comets older than our solar system?
No. Most comets are about the same age as the solar system as they formed with it.
What objects are probably not located in the same region of the solar system in which they originally formed?
Oort cloud comets
Do comets turn into fire?
well, comets, because of the speed they have, most of them turn into fire. but there are some cases in wich they do´nt.
What region are comets located in?
In outer space.
Most meteor showers are associated with the orbits of?
Comets
What do you call the region of the solar system which is home to long period comets?
Long period comets are thought to reside mainly in the Oort Cloud.
Are comets part of the of the asteroid belt?
No. Comets come from beyond the asteroid belt, mostly from a region called the Kuiper Belt, beyond the orbit of Neptune.
What are the most distant objects in your solar system?
The most distant objects in the Solar System are probably comets. However, as that region of space has not been explored, there could be anything out there, even another planet.
What is the region in the Solar System considered to be the source on long-period comets?
The Oort Cloud.
Where are most comets?
comets are large balls of gas and ice that are flying round in space. :-)
Are comets older than our solar system?
No. Most comets are about the same age as the solar system as they formed with it.
Where are most comets believed to be orbiting?
In space :)
What objects are probably not located in the same region of the solar system in which they originally formed?
Oort cloud comets
Which comets have visited our solar system?
All the comets that have been seen in history were in the solar system and most still are.
What is the spherical region that surrounds the solar system and extends almost halfway to the nearest star?
The Oort Cloud of comets.
