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What is the definition of a comet head?
A comet head is the top of the comet like its nucleus is on the top of the comet.
Is the head of the comet on the opposite side of the comet from sun?
No. The tail of the comet points away from the sun.
The nucleus and the coma compose the of the comet?
The head and tail, respectively.
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.
What is the blob of gas that surrounds a comet's head?
a coma.
What is the definition of a comet head?
A comet head is the top of the comet like its nucleus is on the top of the comet.
Can a comet knock the earth out of the solar system?
No. The head of a comet is much, much smaller than Earth (and made of considerably less dense materials as well); a comet knocking Earth out of the solar system would be like a mosquito knocking your car off the highway.
What is the comets head called?
The solid object at the head of a comet is called the comet nucleus.
What surrounds the head of a comet?
A hazy Cloud called coma sorrounds the head of a comet.
WHAT IS COMA FROM COMET?
Its the nebulous shock around the nucleus of the comet. Basically its the head of the comet.
Is the head of the comet on the opposite side of the comet from sun?
No. The tail of the comet points away from the sun.
What part of the comet faces the sun during it's orbit?
The head of the comet
What are 3 parts of a comet?
The three main parts of a comet are the nucleus, coma, and tail. The nucleus is the head of the comet, the coma is the middle, and the tail is the end of the comet.
Why do you cross over back the 2nd streak section back into 1st section and from the 3rd section back across the 2nd section?
Bcs to get less dense colony
The nucleus and the coma compose the of the comet?
The head and tail, respectively.
How is the bright tail of a comet produced?
A comet's tail is formed when the Sun's radiation and the pressure of light drive the very thin gases and very small particles that form the head of a comet away from the head.
Parts of a comet?
head, tail,body
