Question

A comet that completes its one orbit in 76 years is:

• A. Shoemaker comet
• B. Halley's comet
• C. Both A and B
• D. none of these

Answer 1

The correct option is B

Halley's comet

Explanation for the correct option:

Option B:

1. Comet: Comets are bright long tail celestial bodies that revolve around the sun.
2. Comets are made up of dust, gas, and ice.
3. Halley comet’ is a short period comet that can be seen from the earth after every 76 years. It was last seen in 1986 and it will be visiting our solar system again in 2061.

Explanation for the incorrect option:

1. Option A: Shoemaker comet was a comet that collided with Jupiter in 1994 and broke apart.

Hence the right answer is option B.