The ______________ surrounds the nucleus of a comet

Fill in the blank(s) with correct word


head, or coma

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What will be an ideal response?

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The beam in a cathode-ray tube is composed of

A) photons. B) electrons. C) both of these D) neither of these

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Which of the following sequences correctly describes the stages of life (from beginning to end) for a low-mass star?

A) red giant, protostar, main-sequence, white dwarf B) protostar, main-sequence, red giant, white dwarf C) white dwarf, main-sequence, red giant, protostar D) protostar, main-sequence, white dwarf, red giant E) protostar, red giant, main-sequence, white dwarf

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