The tail of a comet would appear to become longer as it gets closer to the sun. This is because the heat from the sun causes the comet's ices to sublimate (turn into gas), creating a coma and pushing the dust and gas away from the comet's nucleus, forming the tail.
When would the tail of a comet appear to become longer?(1 point)
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as it gets farther from the sun
as it gets farther from the sun
as it gets closer to the sun
as it gets closer to the sun
as it gets closer to Earth
as it gets closer to Earth
as it gets farther from Earth
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