A Large Meteor Shower Will Often Occur Once a Year

question 86

Multiple Choice

A large meteor shower will often occur once a year because

• A) Earth typically has one large volcanic eruption every year.
• B) Earth's orbit passes through the Apollo asteroid belt.
• C) the Sun goes through a yearly solar cycle.
• D) Jupiter routinely disturbs the orbits of asteroids in the Jovian belt.
• E) Earth's orbit passes through the debris left behind by a specific comet.

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