One tail is gas, and the other ice. The darker, colored tail is gas, and the white easy-to-see tail is ice.
What DO comet tails originate from? They are formed when the sun causes gas and dust to leave the comet, and are then swept away by solar winds. This is why that no matter which direction a comet is traveling, it's tail is always pointed awY from the sun.
That depends. What are you asking, the parts of a comet or the composition of a comet? For the parts, there is the nucleus, which is the very center of the comet and what it is actually made of, then the coma surrounds the nucleus, then the tail trails behind it. A comet's nucleus is made up of dirty ice and rock. The tail is often made of gas or dust. Sometimes the comet has two tails, one of dust and one of gas. Hope this helps! :)
comaThe tail. This is comprised of whatever the comet was made of, but is now being burnt off by the sun. ( the tail of a comet always points away from the sun.)
A comet has a tail composed of gases and dust. As a comet travels through space, it heats up, causing the gases and dust to vaporize and form a glowing tail that points away from the Sun due to solar wind.
A comet tail is a stream of gas and dust that is released from the nucleus of a comet as it approaches the Sun. The tail is formed when solar radiation and the solar wind cause the comet's ices to sublimate, creating a glowing envelope of gas and particles. Comets typically have two types of tails: a dust tail, which is curved and made of small particles, and an ion tail, which is straight and composed of charged gas. The tails always point away from the Sun, regardless of the direction of the comet's travel.
The three main parts of a comet are the nucleus (solid core made of ice and dust), coma (gaseous envelope surrounding the nucleus), and tails (two types, ion tail composed of ionized gas and dust tail made of dust particles).
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 DO comet tails originate from? They are formed when the sun causes gas and dust to leave the comet, and are then swept away by solar winds. This is why that no matter which direction a comet is traveling, it's tail is always pointed awY from the sun.
That depends. What are you asking, the parts of a comet or the composition of a comet? For the parts, there is the nucleus, which is the very center of the comet and what it is actually made of, then the coma surrounds the nucleus, then the tail trails behind it. A comet's nucleus is made up of dirty ice and rock. The tail is often made of gas or dust. Sometimes the comet has two tails, one of dust and one of gas. Hope this helps! :)
comaThe tail. This is comprised of whatever the comet was made of, but is now being burnt off by the sun. ( the tail of a comet always points away from the sun.)
A nucleus and a tail
A comet has a tail composed of gases and dust. As a comet travels through space, it heats up, causing the gases and dust to vaporize and form a glowing tail that points away from the Sun due to solar wind.
A comet tail is a stream of gas and dust that is released from the nucleus of a comet as it approaches the Sun. The tail is formed when solar radiation and the solar wind cause the comet's ices to sublimate, creating a glowing envelope of gas and particles. Comets typically have two types of tails: a dust tail, which is curved and made of small particles, and an ion tail, which is straight and composed of charged gas. The tails always point away from the Sun, regardless of the direction of the comet's travel.
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.
A comet actually has two tails, one of dust (the visible one) and one of ionized gas. The dust tail is affected by the sun's gravity, and may be slightly curved. The ion tail always points directly away from the sun in response to the Solar wind.
The comet's tail is in front of the comet, not after
The coma, the nucleus, and the tail are the parts of a comet after the tail has formed.