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What is a comet gas cloud?
comaThe tail. This is comprised of whatever the comet was made of, but is now being burnt off by the sun. ( the tail of a comet always points away from the sun.)
What is a long ribbonlike trail of comet dust and gas?
The tail of a comet is made up of a combination of frozen rock, and ice particles coming off the comet and is lit up by the sun. If you were to be in this tail, you would face: subzero temperatures and constant pummeling by SOLID ice and rock.
What is made of ice rock and dust that gives off gas and dust in the fo rm of a tail?
A comet is made of ice, rock, and dust, and as it approaches the sun, the heat causes the ice to vaporize, releasing gas and dust that forms a glowing tail. This tail is what gives comets their spectacular appearance as they travel through space.
Why do comets have a tail when they are close to the sun?
The comet's tail forms as it approaches the Sun because the Sun warms the comet up and it starts to sublimate. That cloud of gas that forms the tail points away from the Sun because of the force of the Solar Winds that are generated by the Sun's emmisions into space.
Why do comet tails point in different directions?
A comet is comprised mostly of ice. The tail of the comet is caused by cosmic winds, from our sun, blasting particles off the comet's surface, the tail does NOT point in the opposite direction of travel, as one might expect, but points directly away from the source of the solar winds. That's why a comets tail, (from our perspective) may be traveling in a certain direction but have it's tail pointing in the SAME direction.
Does a comet's tail trail behind it throughout its journey through the solar system?
No. A comets tail is created when water evaporates off the comet, this can only happen when the comet is near enough to the sun for water to evaporate. The tail of a comet does not follow behind it but always points away from the sun because of the solar wind.
What is the brains of a comet?
A comet is a large lump of ice, dust and stones hurtling through space. If it passes close to the Sun, the water vapour given off, forms the tail of the comet.
What does the head of a comet do?
It doesn't 'do' anything. It contains the vast majority of the mass making up the comet. Gas and dust will 'boil' off when it approaches the sun giving the comet its distinct tail
Why do comets have tails at certain times?
The Sun boils off material from the comet and this is seen as a "tail".
A cat's tail comes off what do you do with the tail The cats tail had gotten broken and had finally fallen off this is apparently natural?
If a cat's tail comes off the cat should see a vet. It is important to make sure that the cat does not have an infection.
Why does the length of the comet tail increase as it approaches the Sun?
The length of the comet tail increases as it approaches the Sun because the heat causes volatile materials within the comet, like ice, to sublimate (turn directly from solid to gas). This process releases gas and dust particles, creating a long tail that points away from the Sun due to solar radiation and solar wind.
Why does the direction of a comet always move away from the sun?
The tail points away from the sun Not the comet moves away from the sun always The tail is made of loose ice particles and rock like junk. The solar "wind" is made of the high energy particles thrown off from the sun and the tail will gather behind the main mass of the comet.
