The Short-Period Comets Do Not Have Randomly Oriented Orbits Because

Multiple Choice

The short-period comets do not have randomly oriented orbits because

A) they are affected by the sun's gravity.
B) they are affected by the solar wind.
C) their orbits have been altered by encounters with the planets.
D) their orbits are altered by the drag of their tails in the solar wind.
E) they all were originally objects ejected from the asteroid belt.