Which of the following statements about comets is true?

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Comets have very elliptical orbits that usually take them far beyond the orbit of Pluto, but also take them closer to the Sun than Earth.
Most comets have a circular orbit that keeps them in the space between Mars and Jupiter.
Comets rarely fall into an orbit around the Sun. They usually enter the inner solar system only once and then are gone forever.
Comets have very elliptical orbits that usually take them closer to the Sun than Earth, but rarely do they get further away than Pluto.

Answer 1

The statement that is true about comets is:

Comets have very elliptical orbits that usually take them far beyond the orbit of Pluto, but also take them closer to the Sun than Earth.

Comets typically have highly elongated (elliptical) orbits that can take them from distant regions of the solar system, such as the Oort Cloud or Kuiper Belt, where they are located, and bring them closer to the Sun, often passing inside the orbit of Earth.