DP Physics (last assessment 2024)
Question 20N.3.SL.TZ0.b(i)
| Date | November 2020 | Marks available | [Maximum mark: 1] | Reference code | 20N.3.SL.TZ0.b(i) |
| Level | SL | Paper | 3 | Time zone | TZ0 |
| Command term | Identify | Question number | b(i) | Adapted from | N/A |
b(i).
[Maximum mark: 1]
20N.3.SL.TZ0.b(i)
An image of a comet is shown.
Comet P/Halley as taken March 8, 1986 by W. Liller, Easter Island, part of the International Halley Watch (IHW) Large Scale Phenomena Network.
Comets develop a tail as they approach the Sun. Identify one other characteristic of comets.
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Markscheme
made of ice «and dust» ✓
«highly» eccentric/elliptical orbit around the Sun ✓
formed in the Oort Cloud ✓
