A comet is visible because ________

A) it is a very large object that get stretched out by interaction with the Sun's gravity
B) it is composed of white material, mostly ice
C) it is a small object, but it ejects gas and dust that at is dispersed by the solar wind to form a tail thousands of km long
D) it boils off steam that streams outward along the comet's path


C

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