Question

Choose the correct description of a comet.

(A). rocky bodies that ranging in size from a meter to 900 km orbiting between Mars and Jupiter
(B). concentrations of meteors called showers that the Earth passes through in its orbit annually
(C). a large meteor that appears as a fireball once it strikes the atmosphere with a tail
(D). bodies of ice and rock that orbit the Sun and produce a coma and tail of vapor and dust when near the Sun

Answer 1

Bodies of ice and rock that orbit the Sun and produce a coma and tail of vapor and dust when near the Sun

Step-by-step explanation:

Comets are defined by NASA as:

"...frozen leftovers from the formation of the solar system composed of dust, rock, and ices. They range from a few miles to tens of miles wide, but as they orbit closer to the Sun, they heat up and spew gases and dust into a glowing head that can be larger than a planet."

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