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Comets that come from the Oort Cloud have orbits that:
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decay over time, bringing them closer to the Sun each year.
decay over time, bringing them closer to the Sun each year.
have random tilts and orbits, sharing little with each other.
have random tilts and orbits, sharing little with each other.
have very short orbits for their size and distance from the Sun.
have very short orbits for their size and distance from the Sun.
are evenly distributed between retrograde and prograde
Comets that come from the Oort Cloud have orbits that:
(1 point)
Responses
decay over time, bringing them closer to the Sun each year.
decay over time, bringing them closer to the Sun each year.
have random tilts and orbits, sharing little with each other.
have random tilts and orbits, sharing little with each other.
have very short orbits for their size and distance from the Sun.
have very short orbits for their size and distance from the Sun.
are evenly distributed between retrograde and prograde
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GPT-4o mini
Comets that come from the Oort Cloud have orbits that:
**have random tilts and orbits, sharing little with each other.**
This is because the Oort Cloud is a spherical shell surrounding the solar system, allowing comets to have a wide variety of orbital inclinations and eccentricities.
**have random tilts and orbits, sharing little with each other.**
This is because the Oort Cloud is a spherical shell surrounding the solar system, allowing comets to have a wide variety of orbital inclinations and eccentricities.