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Halley's comet moves about the sun in an elliptical orbit with its closest approach to the SUn being .59AU and its greatest
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cyndi
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When would the tail of a comet appear to become longer?(1 point)
Responses as it gets farther from the sun as it gets farther
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Lettuce?
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How could measuring the orbit of a comet help scientists understand when it will next be visible from earth?
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jakayla
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Which of the following statements is not a description of comets? Group of answer choices They are small icy bodies.
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hehe
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A comet is in an elliptical orbit around the Sun. Its closest approach to the Sun is a distance of 4.8 x10^10 m (inside the
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rachel
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Halley’s comet orbits the Sun with a period of 76.2 years.
a) Find the semi-major axis of the orbit of Halley’s comet in
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Reese
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how could measuring the orbit of a comet help scientists understand when it will next be visible from earth
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henry dennis jr
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The appromiate mass of a comet X has been memasured. When comet X orbits the Sun 5000 years later it only has half it's previous
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Kim
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The orbit of Halley's Comet around the Sun is a long thin ellipse. At its aphelion (point farthest from the Sun), the comet is
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Meisha
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If a comet has a perihelion distance of 1.AU and an orbital period of 125 Earth years.. What is the comet's aphelion? Cannot
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Liz
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What is a Comet Star ? IS it a star or type of Comet?
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anna
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Suppose there's a collison way out in the Oort cloud, say 30,000 AU away from the Sun. This collison causes one of the comets to
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Stefanie
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Suppose that a comet that was seen in 545 A.D. by Chinese astronomers was spotted again in year 1937. Assume the time between
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Austin
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A comet orbits the Sun with a period of 72.8 yr.
(a) Find the semimajor axis of the orbit of the comet in astronomical units (1
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Tim
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Discuss how comets might have a role to play in life evolving on an earth-like extrasolar planet in a distant solar system.
can
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kat
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Which of the following statements accurately describes comets?
a. Comets are made of leftover rocks from when the solar system
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you will never know me
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A comet orbits the Sun with a period of 72.0 yr.
(a) Find the semimajor axis of the orbit of the comet in astronomical units (1
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James
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When would the tail of a comet appear to become longer?(1 point)
Responses as it gets closer to the sun as it gets closer to the
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Which of the following statements accurately describes comets?
A. Comets are made of leftover rocks from when the solar system
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you will never know me
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A comet
* 2 points is made mostly of rock travels along a random path has a tail that points toward the sun has a head of ice,
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When would the tail of a comet appear to become longer
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Use the sentences to answer the question.
Comets often have orbits that take them far from the sun, where they move very slowly
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lol
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When would the tail of a comet appear to become longer?(1 point)
Responses as it gets closer to Earth as it gets closer to Earth
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When would the tail of a comet appear to become longer?
A:as it gets farther from the sun B:as it gets closer to Earth C:as it
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Solar wind causes the blank material to stream behind the comet forming a tail-like appearance.
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Halley’s comet should return in the year 2061. (1 point) Responses simple simple compound compound complex complex
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When would the tail of a comet appear to become longer?(1 point)Responsesas it gets closer to Earthas it gets closer to Earthas
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When would the tail of a comet appear to become longer?(1 point)
Responses as it gets farther from the sun as it gets farther
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oliver
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In November 2013 an object orbiting the sun seemed to disappear behind the sun. When a satellite did not detect the object,
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Select the correct answer from the list, Scientists have found that more comets with Earth-like water have originated in the
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I would rather read
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2 fun facts about comets
what people should bring with them in 2050 on a tour of comets? why is Pluto classified as a dwarf
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skysky
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Information
A comet is an object that travels through space. It is composed of a solid core with a long "tail." Its core, or
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What are frozen ice, rocks, and dust that orbit the sun? It contains a coma and a tail.
* 1 point comets asteroids meteors
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sosa.fairyy
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Where do short-period comets come from?
asteroid belt Oort cloud Kuiper belt
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Which of the following primarily make up comets? Select the two correct answers.
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a scientist observes a comet that has come from beyond Neptune and takes less than 200 years to orbit the sun. where can a
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scientists generally believe that the original source of comets is
- the moons of the planets - the inner planets - the outer
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a scientist is using a telescope and sees a comet that has a tail. what can they surmise about the comet
- it has a retrograde
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a scientist is using a telescope and sees a comet that has a tail. what can they surmise about the comet? choose the correct
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what is the nucleus of a comet made of?
- black dust - light gasses - bright metal - dark ice
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the tails of the comets are formed as ____ escape from the ____. fill in the blanks. choose the correct answer.
- dust and ice;
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Which of the following is the BEST description of the motion of comets?
(1 point) Comets move slowly towards their "tails."
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Comets that come from the Oort Cloud have orbits that:
(1 point) decay over time, bringing them closer to the Sun each year. have
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What is the nucleus of a comet made of?
(1 point) dark ice bright metal black dust light gasses
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Scientists generally believe that the original source of comets is:
(1 point) the Sun itself. the inner planets. the outer
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A scientist is using a telescope and sees a comet that has a tail. What can they surmise about the comet?
(1 point) It came from
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If a comet were so large that its mass generated more gravity, then what would happen?
(1 point) It would be less likely to
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Which of the following statements BEST explains the relationship between comets and ice?
(1 point) Comets have a thin layer of
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The tails of the comets are formed as ______ escape from the _______
(1 point) gas and dust, coma ice and gas; surface ice and
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A scientist observes a comet that has comes from beyond Neptune and takes less than 200 years to orbit the Sun. Where can a
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