I just need a quick.. and simple answer.?

Question

Yeah, simple answer but, it should be.. um, meaningful, okay? Perfect for a report for grade 7. [tehe]

What is a comet? What are some.. "facts" about it?

I know it's easy but, when I'm going to look in the internet, all the descriptions are.. too complicated.

Answer 1

heyyy are you in study hall??

Answer 2

Here is the simple answer from Wikipedia:

A comet is a small body in the solar system that orbits the Sun and (at least occasionally) exhibits a coma (or atmosphere) and/or a tail — both primarily from the effects of solar radiation upon the comet's nucleus, which itself is a minor body composed of rock, dust, and ice. Comets' orbits are constantly changing: their origins are in the outer solar system, and they have a propensity to be highly affected (or perturbed) by relatively close approaches to the major planets. Some are moved into Sun-grazing orbits that destroy the comets when they near the Sun, while others are thrown out of the solar system forever.

Good Luck!!!

Answer 3

What is a Comet?
Comets are small bodies which orbit the sun in a region beyond Pluto. Several groups of comets are known, the most famous are those of the Oort Cloud. Here, comets composed of frozen gases, water ice, and dust left over from the solar system, lay dormant.
http://www.gsfc.nasa.gov/topstory/1997/0515comet.html
..........TRIVIA...................
Do comets ever slow down?
Comets speed up as they approach the Sun a " sometimes reaching speeds of over a million miles per hour. Far away from the Sun, speeds drop, perhaps down to as little as 700 miles per hour.

..............NASA ............
Try this link it is more for your age group
Cosmic Car Crash!
http://spaceplace.jpl.nasa.gov/en/kids/amazing_facts.shtml
http://spaceplace.jpl.nasa.gov/en/kids/deepimpact/deepimpact.shtml
Marshmallows? Chewy caramel? Nuts?
What IS inside a comet's nucleus? Here is what scientists have found out.
A comet's nucleus is like a dirty snowball made of ice. As the comet gets closer to the Sun, some of the ice starts to melt and boil off, along with particles of dust.
http://spaceplace.jpl.nasa.gov/en/kids/deepimpact/index.shtml
............Open the link and read it..............good facts

Answer 4

A comet is a big frozen sphere! They are made of a core of ice and dust, some kilometres wide, which generates a long tail of gas and dust. Comets cover great distances and when they get too close to a star, they start evaporating, enlarging their tail.

Answer 5

the largest comet is comet Halley.A comet is made out of gas,ice,dust.

Answer 6

right its a big department store that sells electrical equipment, search comet into google you can check prices and order online