Comets

Visit this website:

http://solarsystem.nasa.gov/planets/profile.cfm?Object=Comets

Please the Read Overview First

Answer these in your notes right after you planet notes.

1. How big are comets.

2. Where do they come from?

3. Describe the phenomena known as the "tail". What are the two parts?

4. Describe how a comet's orbit is different from that of a planet.

5. Draw a picture in your notes of a comet with a tail.