Physics A-Level
Comet
What Comet means in Physics A-Level, as defined for OCR.
Definition of Comet
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Reference: OCR
A small icy body, often on a highly eccentric orbit, that develops a coma and tail when heated near the Sun.
Topics that use Comet
- Stars (OCR A-Level)
Related terms
- Black hole
- Chandrasekhar limit
- Electron degeneracy pressure
- Gravitational collapse
- HR diagram
- Main sequence
- Neutron star
- Planet
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