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On a field trip to a science museum. Lee saw photographs of asteroids and comets that astronomers took using telescopes. What could Lee look for in the photographs to tell a comet from an asteroid?

A. a long tail
B. small size
C. a rocky surface
D. An irregular shape

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the answer to your question is A:A LONG TAIL. because Comets which approach the Sun lose material with each orbit because some of their ice melts and vaporizes to form a tail. hope it helped. God bless
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