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The comet's tail forms as it approaches the Sun because the Sun warms the comet up and it starts to sublimate. That cloud of gas that forms the tail points away from the Sun because of the force of the Solar Winds that are generated by the Sun's emmisions into space.
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∙ 13y ago
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∙ 13y agoComets show a tail when nearing the sun because of the heat given off by the sun itself. Through the heat, particles within the nucleus of the comet begin to fly off because of solar radiation. The tail is more produced because of the solar radiation deflecting the particles away from the sun, thus giving the illusion that that comet is giving off a tail
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∙ 13y agoA comet's tail gets longer as it gets closer to the sun because of the rise in heat. The heat melts the comet's contents (which typically are ice, metals, and rocks), and at the extremely high temperatures the sun gives off, it is natural for the materials to liquify or turn into gases and trail behind the comet.
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∙ 13y agoA comet heats up and gas and dust is rejected upward creating a tail.
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∙ 6y agoWhen they come close to the Sun, the solar wind will push particles away from the comet, thus producing the tail.
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What is a comets tail caused by?
A comets tail is pushed because of the solar wind.
This has a tail when it is near to the sun?
Comets
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.
Gives comets 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.
What body forms a tail as it approaches the sun?
Comets are celestial objects that have tails and move around the sun. When a comet is moving toward the sun, its tail points toward the sun.
How does comets tail develop?
They get two close to the sun and some breaks off.
What is a comets tail caused by?
A comets tail is pushed because of the solar wind.
This has a tail when it is near to the sun?
Comets
Which celestial objects usually has a tail?
None. Comets have a tail, but that's not "usually", only when they are close to the Sun (which is when we see them, of course). Most of the time, when they are far away from the Sun, they have no tail. The tail is caused by the solar wind.
What effect the sun has on comets?
The sun's gravity holds comets in their orbits.The sun's radiation heats comets causing vaporization of their ices.The sun's solar wind blows vaporized ice and dust particles away from the comets forming the tail.The sun's visible light reflects from the comet and its tail, making them visible.The sun's magnetic field deflects ions in the tail, causing separation into two tails - the dust tail and the ion tail.If a comet comes too close to the sun, the comet will hit the sun and be destroyed.
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.
A comets tail points is where?
Away from the Sun.
What are made of ice and dust they look like they have a tail when they go close to the sun?
Those astronomical objects are called comets.
What did the tail of comet points?
A Comets tail points away from the sun.
Gives comets 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.
What body forms a tail as it approaches the sun?
Comets are celestial objects that have tails and move around the sun. When a comet is moving toward the sun, its tail points toward 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.
