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i. As they heat up, the ice turns directly into a gas—a process called
______sublimation_______. The gas then flows away from the comet,
creating a ___cloud____ around it. This makes the comet look fuzzy, and
actually in the past they’ve been called “_____hairy stars_______”.
c. The solid part of the comet is called the ___nucleus__________, and the gaseous
cloud around it is called the ___coma________.
e. If comets have orbital periods less than 200 years, they’re called _short-period____
____comets____. Comets that take longer than two centuries to go around the Sun
are called ___long-term comets_______.
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h. It’s possible that the ____ingredients of life___ on Earth didn’t start here, but
instead were brought to our planet from _____comet impacts________.
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