Question
A scientist is using a telescope and sees a comet that has a tail. What can they surmise about the comet?
(1 point)
Responses
It came from the Oort Cloud.
It came from the Oort Cloud.
It came from the Kuiper Belt.
It came from the Kuiper Belt.
It has a retrograde orbit.
It has a retrograde orbit.
It is close and approaching the Sun.
It is close and approaching the Sun.
(1 point)
Responses
It came from the Oort Cloud.
It came from the Oort Cloud.
It came from the Kuiper Belt.
It came from the Kuiper Belt.
It has a retrograde orbit.
It has a retrograde orbit.
It is close and approaching the Sun.
It is close and approaching the Sun.
Answers
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The most appropriate response is:
**It is close and approaching the Sun.**
The presence of a tail indicates that the comet is near the Sun, as the heat and solar wind cause materials from the comet to sublimate and form the visible tail.
**It is close and approaching the Sun.**
The presence of a tail indicates that the comet is near the Sun, as the heat and solar wind cause materials from the comet to sublimate and form the visible tail.