Some Years Some Meteor Showers, Such as the Leonids, Feature

question 23

Multiple Choice

Some years some meteor showers, such as the Leonids, feature many more meteors than at other times. What is the cause of these "meteor storms"?

• A) the dust freed from some comets is clumpy and not evenly distributed along its orbit
• B) how many meteors we see in a given year depends one which side of the Sun we are on
• C) we get meteor storms at the same time and for the same reason we have more hurricanes on Earth
• D) meteor storms happen when Halley's Comet is near the Earth in its 76-year orbit
• E) no one has any idea about why meteor storms happen; they are a mystery
• Section 14.2: Meteorites: Stones from Heaven

Understand the universality and cultural diversity of emotional expressions.

Recognize the stereotypes and realities about gender differences in emotional expression.

Understand the Yerkes-Dodson law related to arousal and performance.

Comprehend gender differences in empathy.

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