The Lyrid Meteor Shower Occurs Every Year on Approximately April

question 26

Multiple Choice

The Lyrid meteor shower occurs every year on approximately April 21 because

• A) the Lyrae constellation is directly overhead at midnight.
• B) Earth passes through a cloud of debris left behind by Comet Thatcher.
• C) Earth passes through a cloud of debris left over from the Solar System's formation.
• D) Earth undergoes a periodic volcanic eruption every April.
• E) the Sun is located in the Lyrae constellation at noon.