Multiple Choice
The type I,or gas,tail of a comet
A) is smooth and featureless with a spectrum identical to that of the sun.
B) is present even when the comet is located in the region of the Kuiper belt.
C) is unaffected by the magnetic field of the sun.
D) always points toward the sun.
E) is streaked and shows emission lines of ionized atoms.
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