The tail of a comet a.consists of gas and dust released by the nucleus and pushed back by solar radiation; it points away from the sun at all times. b.consists of gas and dust collected by the dirty iceberg nucleus vaporized by solar radiation; it points away from the sun on approach and towards the sun during recession. c.consists of gas and dust vaporized by solar radiation; it is pushed toward the sun at all times. d.is an optical illusion seen in daylight that results from sunlight reflecting off gas and dust in Earth’s orbit. e.is the result of light being emitted by the comet nucleus and directed away from the sun by the solar wind.

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The tail of a comet

	a.	consists of gas and dust released by the nucleus and pushed back by solar radiation; it points away from the sun at all times.
	b.	consists of gas and dust collected by the dirty iceberg nucleus vaporized by solar radiation; it points away from the sun on approach and towards the sun during recession.
	c.	consists of gas and dust vaporized by solar radiation; it is pushed toward the sun at all times.
	d.	is an optical illusion seen in daylight that results from sunlight reflecting off gas and dust in Earth’s orbit.
	e.	is the result of light being emitted by the comet nucleus and directed away from the sun by the solar wind.