Question

While looking at the night sky, Ginny saw something that looked like a star with a long tail. Ginny's science teacher explained that what she saw was a small body of ice, rock, and dust that orbited the Sun. When the body neared the Sun, the Sun's heat caused the body to give off gases. These gases formed the tail. How should Ginny classify the body she saw? A. a planet B. an asteroid C. a star D. a comet

Answer 1

I'm pretty sure the answer is D. comet.

Hope I helped sorry if not.

Answer 2

Ginny should classify it as a D. Comet.

Step-by-step explanation:

A comet is known as a small celestial object which tends to travel through the solar system. Since it is a body of ice, rock and dust, when it get close to the sun, it generates a shining "tail", which is a comet's main trait.

Another way for Ginny to know this is a comet is by disproving the other options; a planet does not generate a shining tail and a star does not tend to move. An asteroid is different from a comet because of its composition; the comet is made of ice, rock and dust and an asteroid is mainly a rock and would not leave a tail.