Question

mischka is an amateur astronomer. using her telescope, she looks out past the earth’s atmosphere and observes an object with a long, bright, cloud - like tail behind it. what is mischka observing? an asteroid a meteorite a comet a meteoroid

Explanation:

Comets are known for their long, bright, cloud - like tails. Asteroids don't have such tails. Meteoroids are in space and meteorites are meteoroids that have landed on Earth, neither typically have prominent tails like described.

Answer:

C. a comet