Author Question: What eventually happens to a comet when its orbit brings it into the inner Solar System? a. It ... (Read 86 times)

mynx · **on:** Jul 27, 2018

What eventually happens to a comet when its orbit brings it into the inner Solar System?

a. It builds up speed and increases its orbital period.
b. It is vaporized by the Sun, becoming inactive rock and dust.
c. It is pulled in by the gravitation forces of a Terrestrial planet.
d. It is blasted apart by asteroids within the asteroid belt.
e. It absorbs more ice and rock from asteroids within the asteroid belt.

Question 2

The ____ of a comet is a lump of fragile, porous material containing ices of water, carbon dioxide, and ammonia.

a. nucleus
b. coma
c. dust tail
d. gas tail
e. chondrule