What is the answer for number 2 a, b,c, or d

How does a comet change when it comes close to the sun

What does the quote describe? “the closeness of the place, and the heat of the climate, added to the number in the ship, which was so crowded that each had scarcely room to turn himself, almost suffocated us….the shrieks of the women, and the groans of the dying, rendered the whole a scene of horror almost inconceivable.”

Which 19th century technological advancement would best allow farmers along the mississippi river in iowa to quickly transport their crops to buyers in louisiana?