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An ion tail is made of electrically charged particles and a dust tail is made of dust. Also, an ion tail will always point away from the sun because of the solar winds, while a dust tail tends to follow the comet's orbit and doesn't always point away from the sun.
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∙ 12y agoComets often have two tails: one of debris and one formed from ionized gas. The ion tail is created by the interaction of the comet with the solar wind. It is usually fainter, bluer, and always points directly away from the sun.
The visible tail of a comet is composed of gases and dust exolving from the comet head. The comet itself is composed of water ice, frozen CO2 , dust and debris. As the comet approaches the solar wind from our Sun, it warms slightly and starts to outgas these materials. They form a curve which extends away from the Sun along the path of the comet.
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∙ 13y agoPlasma The ion tail will also always point away from the sun because of solar wind so it is true that when the comet is flying away the comet's tail goes first
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∙ 12y agoA comet's ion tail consists of various glowing charged gases. Ion tails are narrow and bluish.
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∙ 10y agoAn ion tail is an
electrically charged particles and the dust tail is made up of dust
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∙ 11y agoOne tail of a comet is the dust tail the other is the ice tail. And as the comet gets closer to the sun the solar wind blows on the comet as it is evaporating.
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∙ 8y agoThe orbit is elliptical.
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A comets ion tail consist of?
it consists of dust from little pieces from other planets......Dust
What shapes the comets tail into a shimmering tail?
a ion tail or a dust tail
A comet's ion tail always extends?
A comets ion or gas tail always extends away from the sun, as it is effected more by the solar wind from the sun. The dust tail follows the orbit of the comet, streaming behind the comet - where the comet has been.
Do comets or asteroids have a gas tail?
Comets!
What is a comets tail caused by?
A comets tail is pushed because of the solar wind.
A comets ion tail consist of?
it consists of dust from little pieces from other planets......Dust
What shapes the comets tail into a shimmering tail?
a ion tail or a dust tail
What three things are comets made of?
Comets are made of mainly 3 parts -dust tail, ion tail and coma
If a comets ion tail is pointing perpendicular to its direction of travel the comet is?
Close to or at perihelion.
Is the tail of Halley's comet is always opposite to the sun?
A comet's ion (gas) tail always points directly away from the sun. Some comets also have a dust tail (antitail) which may curve slightly away to the side of the ion tail.
How does the behavior of a comets dust tail from a comet ion tail?
An ion tail is made of electrically charged particles and a dust tail is made of dust. Also, an ion tail will always point away from the sun because of the solar winds, while a dust tail tends to follow the comet's orbit and doesn't always point away from the sun.
A comet's ion tail always extends?
A comets ion or gas tail always extends away from the sun, as it is effected more by the solar wind from the sun. The dust tail follows the orbit of the comet, streaming behind the comet - where the comet has been.
Do comets or asteroids have a gas tail?
Comets!
What is a comets tail caused by?
A comets tail is pushed because of the solar wind.
What effect the sun has on comets?
The sun's gravity holds comets in their orbits.The sun's radiation heats comets causing vaporization of their ices.The sun's solar wind blows vaporized ice and dust particles away from the comets forming the tail.The sun's visible light reflects from the comet and its tail, making them visible.The sun's magnetic field deflects ions in the tail, causing separation into two tails - the dust tail and the ion tail.If a comet comes too close to the sun, the comet will hit the sun and be destroyed.
This has a tail when it is near to the sun?
Comets
What did the tail of comet points?
A Comets tail points away from the sun.
