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Based on the fact that ice melts when heated, the comet's ice will melt when it even nears the sun.
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What is a chunk of ice mixed with rocks?
it is a comet it flies through outer space!!
What parts make up a comet and what are they made of?
The Tail, The Coma and the Nucleus. The Tail is made up of Dust and gas, the Coma is a cloud of gas, and the nucleus is a block of ice and gas.
Does a comet always have a tail?
The tail is actually moving away from the comet. The solar wind pushes the dust and ice particles away from the comet as it melts. The ice particles reflects the light from the sun allowing us to see the tail. In fact, the comet's tail is never behind it. It is always to one side of its direction of travel.
Are comets made up of rock and metal?
Comets are mostly made up of ice. They usually have a metallic core high in nickel. The tail of a comet is actually the ice melting as it passes a heat source.
What is the relationship between comets and meteor showers?
Some meteor showers are caused by Earth passing through the remnants of an old comet or parts of the trail of debris left by comets. The Leonid meteor shower is caused by Earth passing through the trail of comet Temple-Tuttle.
What happens to the ice when a comet passes close enough to the sun to be heated by solar system radiation?
When a comet passes close enough to the sun to be heated by solar system radiation, the ice will be heated up and given off as gas
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 is a ball of ice dust and gasses that travels through space and orbits the sun?
a comet/meteorite
What are a comets tails like?
In basic form, a comet tail is basically the molecular waves and energy it passes through as gravity pulls it toward a planet. Simpler Terms: The tail is the deteriorating comet particles dust and ice particles
What is an ice comet?
An Ice Comet is like a comet, just that it is made of ice.
What is a chunk of ice mixed with rocks?
it is a comet it flies through outer space!!
Is comet ice H2O?
Comet ice is a mix of water ice (H2O) and dry ice (CO2).
What does cometent mean?
a comet is a loose collection of ice, dust, and rocky particles typically with a long, narrow orbit.A comet is a ball of dust of ice, that travels through the solar system.
How do you expect a meteor shower?
Meteor "showers" happen when the Earth passes through the orbit of a comet, or where a comet once was. Most of the meteors are dust-sized, and when a comet approaches the Sun, the Sun's heat and light melt some of its ice and blow the dust and vapor into the "tail" of the comet.But the dust continues along in the same orbit as the comet; just a little slower.The ancient comet's orbit passes near the Earth at one spot along the Earth's orbit, and the Earth goes through pretty much the same path each year. So meteor "showers" happen on the same day each year.
What parts make up a comet and what are they made of?
The Tail, The Coma and the Nucleus. The Tail is made up of Dust and gas, the Coma is a cloud of gas, and the nucleus is a block of ice and gas.
Is the nucleus of a comet made of ice?
Yes a nucleus of a comet is made of ice because a comet nuclei are loose collections of ice, we need to break down the three main parts of a comet a nucleus, coma, and the tail.
What happens when warm drinks are in a tub of ice?
As time passes, some of the ice melts, and the drinks become less warm.
