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When it is from very far away, nothing. But when a comet approaches the inner Solar System,solar radiation causes the volatile materials within the comet to vaporize and stream out of the nucleus, carrying dust away with them. That is what we call the 'tail' of a comet.
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What should you do if a comet hits the earth?
Depends on how big the comet is, where the comet hits, and what religious beliefs you have.
What happens when you make a rainbow with the help of a glass of water and sunlight?
The sunlight hits the glass of water and then the light disperses out as a spectrum of colour (rainbow). This is because sunlight is white light and white light contains the 7 colours of the rainbow. When it hits the glass the colours refract and disperse out as the spectrum of colours, which we see as a rainbow.
How is the tail of a comet created?
The Comet's Tail forms when sunlight causes the Comet's ice to change to a gas. The gas or ion , tail of a comet streams from the comet's head, carrying with it dust particles. The solar wind electrically charged particles, expand away from the sun pushes the gas away from the comet's head. Regardless of where its going the tail points away from the sun.
Does the sunlight hits almost straight on near the equator?
More Than "almost." the sun hits right on the equator. In fact, if you have a flagpole on the equator, there will be no shadow at noon. But the equator is not the only place where this happens. This happens Up to the tropics (tropic of cancer and tropic of Capricorn).
After sunlight hits photosystem 2 what is the best description of what happens?
solar energy changes adp into atp.
What happens to the sunlight that hits the surface of the Earth?
Sunlight that hits the Earth's surface is absorbed by the Earth. It is then reflected back.
What happens when a comet or an asteroid hits earth?
You usually get a crater, with surrounding damage.
What makes a comet disappear?
sunlight
What should you do if a comet hits the earth?
Depends on how big the comet is, where the comet hits, and what religious beliefs you have.
Is comet light a natural light?
Light from a comet is just reflected sunlight.
Are comet tails mostly made up of sunlight?
Comet tails are made of ice and dust.
What happens to the suns energy when it hits earth on a pie graph?
The pie graph gets warm when the sunlight hits it.
Explain what happens when sunlight hits a chlorophyll molecule how does this relate to potential ener?
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Do comets emit light?
No. The light you see from a comet is reflected sunlight.
After sunlight hits photosystem 2 which is the best description of what happens?
solar energy changes adp into atp.
What happens when sunlight hits a surface?
The sunlight will be absorbed by the surface.If the surface is a mirror,lesser light will be absorbed.More will be reflected. If the surface is black,more light will be absorbed.
What happens when sunlight hits a dark surface?
The sunlight will be absorbed by the surface.If the surface is a mirror,lesser light will be absorbed.More will be reflected. If the surface is black,more light will be absorbed.
