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A comet's "tail", which is not really a tail, at all, it is a collection of ice molecules that the "solar wind" has blown off of the comet's surface. Naturally, the "tail" would then point away from the Sun. (The solar wind is actually a constant stream of extremely high speed, high energy subatomic particles that shoot out of the Sun continuously).
We need a different name than "tail", don't we!
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A comets tail points is where?
Away from the Sun.
Why a comets tail always points away from the Sun.?
Does it? 2nd Answer: Of course comets tails point away from the Sun!!! The "tail" is made of varying sizes of ice particles and chunks. The solar wind (a faint outstreaming of solar material) pushes comets' tails out, away from the sun.
Where does a comets tail extend?
A comet's tail will always extend away from the Sun, even when going away from the Sun.
What happens when comets near the sun?
A comet's tail lengthens as it approaches the sun due to greater solar winds. A comets tail always faces away from the sun.
Why are comets not seen both the time on going towards sun and away from it?
They are. We generally first see comets as they approach the Sun and become visible; if the comet survives the near approach to the Sun, we can continue to see them as they move away from the Sun. Depending on the comet's orbit as compared to the Earth's, we sometimes can't see the comet very well until after it is already moving away from the Sun. And of course, the first three comets discovered in 2010 were all discovered by satellites watching the Sun - as the comets fell INTO the Sun.
What did the tail of comet points?
A Comets tail points away from the sun.
How do comets become electrical?
Comets become electrical as they pass nearby the sun. The electrically charged ions form a tail on the comet that helps to propel it away from the sun.
Why the tail of comets increase or deacrese as it goes round the sun?
The tail of the comets is caused by the solar wind - particles blown away form the Sun. When the comet is closer to the Sun, the solar wind becomes stronger.
How are comets and the sun related?
comets orbit the sun
Does a comets speed change as it orbits the sun?
Yes. Comets have highly elliptical orbits. They move fastest when they are nearest the sun and slowest when they are farthest away.
A comets tail points to what?
A comet's tail points away from the Sun. This happens because the solar wind pushes the comet's gas and dust particles away from the Sun, forming a tail that always points in the opposite direction of the Sun.
How do the orbits of comets differ from the orbits of most asteroids?
Comets are balls of ice and dust in orbit around the Sun. The orbits of comets are different from those of planets - they are elliptical. A comet's orbit takes it very close to the Sun and then far away again.
