Earth Sci Ch5

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the gas pushed away from a comet in a nearly straight stream by the solar wind

the dust pushed away from a comet in a curved stream by the pressure of sunlight

the relatively dense central part of a comet's head

the nucleus and coma of a comet

a mass of stone or metal that orbits the sun and which can become a meteor if it enters the earth's atmosphere

a large, brilliant meteor

the region of glowing gas that surrounds the nucleus of a comet

a group of asteroids not located in the orbit between Mars and Jupiter