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Loose collection of rock and frozen gas that has a tail?
A comet
How does a comets appearance change as it approaches the sun?
As a comet approaches the sun, it typically develops a bright coma (cloud of gas and dust) and a tail that points away from the sun due to solar radiation. The heat from the sun causes the ice in the comet to vaporize and release dust particles, creating these features.
What is an icy rock that has bright tail when it comes close to the sun called?
You're fishing for "comet", but the setup of your riddle is defective.-- A comet need not necessarily be in orbit around the sun.Its appearance may be a once-in-eternity event.-- A comet only has a 'tail' during the small portion of its orbitwhen it's relatively near the sun.-- The whole notion of a "tail" is misleading. That particular whatchamacallitalways points away from the sun, so when the comet has rounded the sunand is headed out again, the so-called 'tail' goes in front of it.a comet
What mass of material with a long tail travels around the sun?
The mass of material with a long tail that travels around the sun is called a comet. Comets are composed of ice, dust, and small rocky particles. The tail of a comet is formed when it gets closer to the sun, and the heat causes the ice to vaporize and create a glowing tail. The mass of a comet can range from a few million kilograms to billions of kilograms.
Does comet tail possible to can seen pointing towards earth?
A comet's tail points away from the sun. Sometimes the dust and gas separate, though, because they are driven by two different effects, radiation pressure and solar wind, respectively. Both point mostly away from the sun, but not always exactly. Photographs of Comet Hale-Bopp show this effect well, for example, the Astronomy Picture of the Day at the link shown. A comet in deepest cold space is generally thought of as a giant dirty snowball with the snow made of water ice, and frozen organic liquids, and the dirt of small rocks and dust which are the debris of explosions and collisions of different bodies in space. It is only when the comet approaches the sun and warms up that surface ice melts and vapourises carrying dust with it and forming a large cloud that we can see clearly. It is at this stage when the effects mentioned above act on the cloud and sweep it behind the comet relative to the sun to form a tail or tails, and because there is no atmospheric air in space the tail always points away from the sun even when the comet is travelling away from it.
Is it possible for a comet to have no tail at its perihelion?
the answer is idk Yes, it does have brighter and longer tail, because during its closest approach to the sun, it was most effected by the sun (evaporating the more water from the comet). When it was further out, when the sun is much further, it will gradually become cooler, no ice evaporating too space, and no tail.
The tail of a comet is longest when the comet is?
The tail of a comet is longest when the comet is closest to the sun, as the sun's heat causes the comet's icy surface to vaporize, creating a bright glowing tail that streams away from the comet.
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 direction does the tail of a comet point in relation to the sun?
Away from the sunThe Tail of a Comet always points Away from the Sun.
When is the tail of a comet visible?
A comet's tail is only seen when the comet is relatively close to the Sun. The heat of the Sun evaporates particles from the comet and illuminates them.Far from the Sun there is neither evaporation nor illumination.If a comet tail is not visible, then probably it doesn't have a tail. The comet has a tail when it comes near the Sun, and gets heated up. It is interesting to note that the comet's tail will always point away from the Sun (it gets blown out by the solar wind), this may be "behind" or "in front of" the direction of movement of the comet.Usually, the center of a comet is composed of ices and meteoric materials. These ices are sublimated (transformation of solid into gas) under the action of sunlight when the comet goes to the sun. The dust and ice (that is transformed into gas) are expelled from the center of the comet. Ultraviolet radiation from the sun breaks the molecules of gas and dust. These broken molecules becomes bright because of exposition to ultraviolet. That's why we can see a comet's tail.
Why is a comets tail is in front of the comet?
A comet's tail is always pointed away from the Sun due to the solar wind. As the comet moves closer to the Sun, solar radiation and solar wind push the dust and gas away from the comet, creating the tail that appears to extend ahead of the comet in its orbit.
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.
How does the sun create a tail on a comet?
The sun creates a tail on a comet because of solar radiation and solar wind on the nucleus of the comet. A comet is an icy body that is seen when it passes close to the sun.
What pushes particles in a comets tail?
The pressure of the sun's light shining on the wispy gasses vaporizing from the comet's head push the tail of the comet away from the sun. While it looks like the "tail" of the comet is trailing behind, the tail always points away from the Sun. So after the comet's perihelion (the closest approach to the Sun) the "tail" is actually LEADING the comet!
Which comet tail always points away from the sun?
The ion tail of a comet always points directly away from the sun due to the solar wind pushing charged particles emitted by the comet.
Which part of comet is on the opposite side of a comet from the sun?
Solar winds blow the debris of the traveling comet to make it appear it has a 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.
