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Q: What is the plasma trail of a comet made up of?
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What are comets tails made up of?

Comet tails are made of parts of the comet, such as ice and water vapor, pieces of rock and dust, and whatever else the comet itself happens to be made of that have broken or evaporated off due to solar wind. This is why the comet trail always trails in a direction that is directly opposite from the sun and not necessarily directly behind the path of the comet itself. A comet can also have two types of tails. A dust tail, and ion tail. The ion tail is made of electrically charged particles...ions. The center of a comet is called a nucleus.


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.


Are comet tails mostly made up of sunlight?

Comet tails are made of ice and dust.


Are stars made up of plasma?

Yes. Stars are made of plasma.


What is the necleus of a comet?

The inside of a comet that is made up of mostly frozen gases and dust.


Is the blood made up mainly plasma or blood cells?

85% of blood is made of plasma.


Did comet is mostly made up of ice?

yes


What is made up of water salts sugar and other particles?

plasma


What make's the comet's light up?

The sun makes a comet appear bright. A comet is usually made up of ice and rock. The ice reflects the light of the sun very well.


Do stars contain plasma?

Yes, stars contain plasma. A star is made up of virtually all plasma.


What gives Comet their tails?

The tail of the comet is made up of melting ice. When the comet gets close to the sun, the melted ice becomes the gaseous tail.


90 percent of plasma is made up what?

water makes up 90% of plasma.