Why Do Meteors Seem to Come from the Same Point

question 26

Multiple Choice

Why do meteors seem to come from the same point in the sky (the radiant) during a meteor shower?

• A)They are fragments of an explosion in the atmosphere
• B)They are following similar orbits through space
• C)They only become visible when they reach altitudes of a few hundred km
• D)They hit Earth after being ejected from the Moon by impacts

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