Meteor Showers Are

question 127

Multiple Choice

Meteor showers are

• A) usually annual events, as the orbits again intersect.
• B) caused by the Earth passing near the orbit of an Earthgrazing asteroid.
• C) caused by the Earth passing near the orbit of an old short- period comet.
• D) Both A and B are correct.
• E) Both A and C are correct.

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