Multiple Choice
A comet's tail always points from the comet head
A) toward the nearest planet because of gravitational attraction for the tail material.
B) toward the Sun because of gravitational attraction.
C) away from the Sun.
D) in a direction along its orbital path, always behind the comet.
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