Question

The size of a _______ increases as it moves ________ the Sun.

• A. comet
• B. toward

Answer 1

Sun and Comet:

1. Sun is the star in the center of the solar system.
2. A comet is a small, frozen object in the Solar System that heats up and releases gases as it approaches the Sun.
3. Comets are made of ice and dust.
4. The small amounts of ice begin to sublimate as it approaches the sun.
5. As a result of this, the ball of masses creates a tail-like structure at its end, and there are two sorts of tails: dust tails and plasma tails.
6. These structures lose matter at a quicker rate as they got closer to the sun.
7. A comet is a name given to this mass ball.
8. This plasma or dust tail is the reason for the increase in the size of the comet.

Hence, the size of a comet increases as it moves toward the Sun.