During the time that a comet passes through the inner solar system, the comet can appear quite bright because
A) increasing friction causes the comet's nucleus to glow.
B) heat from the Sun causes the comet's nucleus to glow.
C) sunlight reflects off the comet's tail and coma.
D) sunlight reflects off the comet's nucleus.

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The brightness of a comet is primarily due to sunlight reflecting off its coma and tail, which are composed of gas and dust released from the nucleus when it is heated by the Sun.

During the Time That a Comet Passes Through the Inner