Question

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Which of the following statements about comets is TRUE?

Comets have regular orbits that take them far from the Sun and far into the solar system.

Comets originate in the Kuiper belt and Oort cloud, both located past Neptune, far from the Sun.

Comets originate between Mars and Jupiter.

Comets burn and glow when passing through Earth’s atmosphere.

Answer 1

"Comets originate in the Kuiper belt and Oort cloud, both located past Neptune, far from the Sun." — True.

Brief explanation: short-period comets come from the Kuiper belt; long-period comets come from the distant Oort cloud. Both reservoirs lie beyond Neptune. Cometary tails form when solar heating drives off gas and dust; comets do not burn in Earth's atmosphere (that describes meteors).