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A ____ is produced by ionized gas carried away from the comet by solar wind.
 
  a. nucleus
 b. coma
 c. dust tail
 d. gas tail
 e. chondrule

Question 2

What causes the meteor showers we witness on Earth?
 
  a. Earth passes through comet dust particles.
 b. Earth passes through remnants of an impacted asteroid.
  c. Earth passes through the asteroid belt.
 d. Earth passes through the coma of a comet.
 e. Earth passes through solar wind particles.



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Answer to Question 1

d

Answer to Question 2

a



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