Vocabulary in Context

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Vocabulary in Context
Comet Watching MARIA Look! I see a comet. Its
glowing like a ____________________
light. ARNOLD Will the __________________ of
gravity pull the comet to Earth? PROFESSOR No.
The comet __________________ around the
sun. MARIA What is the head of the comet
called? PROFESSOR Its called the
______________________. Do you see the comets
long tails? Some of them contain
_____________________, or tiny bits, of
dust. ARNOLD What else can you tell us about
comets? PROFESSOR The Suns ________________
_______________ blows a comets tails out behind
it. MARIA I didnt know that comets had more
than one tail. ARNOLD I want to know more about
them. Im going to the library for a book.
Thanks, Professor!
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Vocabulary in Context
Comet Watching MARIA Look! I see a comet. Its
glowing like a fluorescent
light. ARNOLD Will the force of gravity pull the
comet to
Earth? PROFESSOR No. The comet loops around
the sun. MARIA What is the head of the comet
called? PROFESSOR Its called the nucleus. Do
you see the comets long
tails? Some of them contain particles, or tiny
bits, of dust. ARNOLD What else
can you tell us about comets? PROFESSOR The
Suns solar wind blows a
comets tails out behind
it. MARIA I didnt know that comets had more
than one tail. ARNOLD I want to know more about
them. Im going to the library for a book.
Thanks, Professor!