Multiple Choice
Comet tails are the result of:
A) sunlight glinting on and reflecting from the icy nucleus of a comet.
B) dust collected by the comet as it moves in its orbit.
C) solar wind particles being guided and excited to emit light by the comet's magnetic field.
D) melting and evaporation of ices from the comet's nucleus.
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