In what direction does a comet's tail point?
A) toward the Sun, pulled by its gravity
B) away from the Sun
C) trailing the comet in its orbit
D) perpendicular to the comet's orbit
E) along the comet's orbit in the direction the comet is moving
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Q48: _ travel(s) the farthest from the Sun.
A)
Q49: The tail of a comet always points
Q50: The typical size of a comet's nucleus
Q51: What is the Kuiper Belt?
A) a swarm
Q52: Why are there two tails to some
Q54: A comet's tail _.
A) is gas and
Q55: The tail of a comet _.
A) points
Q56: Comet nuclei typically have an average density
Q57: Astronomers think that most comets come from
Q58: What is the Kuiper belt?
A) a prize
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