Comet tails are the result of:
A) melting and evaporation of ices from the comet core.
B) sunlight glinting on the central icy comet core.
C) interplanetary dust collected by the comet as it moves in its orbit.
D) interplanetary material streaming into the comet because of its gravity.
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