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📅 NSB 2019🎓 HS🔄 Round 12#️⃣ Q17🌟 BONUS📝 Multiple Choice

A comet has made its closest approach to the Sun, and is now one-quarter of the way through its next complete orbit. Which of the following best describes the orientations of the comet's gas and dust tails with respect to the comet's orbital direction?

W) Both tails lead the comet
X) The gas tail leads the comet and the dust tail trails the comet
Y) The dust tail leads the comet and the gas tail trails the comet
Z) Both tails trail the comet
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