A Typical Shooting Star in a Meteor Shower Is Caused

question 12

Multiple Choice

A typical shooting star in a meteor shower is caused by a ________ entering Earth's atmosphere.

• A)boulder-size particle from an asteroid
• B)boulder-size particle from a comet
• C)pea-size particle from an asteroid
• D)pea-size particle from a comet
• E)microscopic particle of interstellar dust

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Definitions:

Flash Flood

A rapid and extreme flow of high water into a normally dry area, or a rapid water level rise in a stream or creek above a specified point, usually due to heavy rain.

Hydrographs

Charts that show the flow rate of water over time in a specific stream, river, or other body of water.

Hydrograph

a graph showing the rate of flow (discharge) versus time past a specific point in a stream, river, or other channel.

Snowmelt

The runoff produced by melting snow.