The gas tail of a comet always

a. trails behind the head along the orbital path.
b. extends ahead of the head along the orbital path.
c. points toward the Sun.
d. points away from the Sun.
e. points perpendicular to the orbital path.


d

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Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).

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