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Comets, often referred to as 'dirty snowballs', are large rocky ice chunks composed of ice, rocks, and gases. They have a hard nucleus and are surrounded by a gas layer called the coma, which forms a tail that can extend hundreds of millions of miles.
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Learn about comets and space rocks and learn why they're called space ROCKS! #shorts #WeirdButTrue
Concepts covered:comets, dirty snowballs, rocky ice chunks, nucleus, coma
Comets, often referred to as 'dirty snowballs', are large rocky ice chunks composed of ice, rocks, and gases. They have a hard nucleus and are surrounded by a gas layer called the coma, which forms a tail that can extend hundreds of millions of miles.
Question 1
Comets are composed of ice, rocks, and gases.
Question 2
Analyze the size range of comets.
Question 3
The nucleus of a comet is composed of ice and _____.
Question 4
CASE STUDY: An astronomer is observing a comet's tail through a telescope.
What does the tail's length indicate?
Question 5
CASE STUDY: Scientists are modeling the behavior of a comet's coma.
Select three factors affecting the coma's size.
Question 6
Comets are typically less than 100 meters across.
Question 7
How does a comet's coma form?
Question 8
Comets are often referred to as dirty _____.
Question 9
CASE STUDY: A spacecraft is approaching a comet to study its composition.
What should the spacecraft analyze first?
Question 10
The coma of a comet can be millions of miles long.
Question 11
What forms the nucleus of a comet?
Question 12
The gas layer surrounding a comet is called the _____.
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