alleryShort-period comets complete an orbit in less than how many years?
A20 years
B200 years
C2,000 years
D20,000 years
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: B. 200 years
1. Comets are grouped by orbital period.
2. Short-period comets take less than two hundred years.
3. Long-period comets take thousands of years.
_Source: Wikipedia, Solar System, Comets_
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