The Meteoroids in the Leonids Meteor Shower, Which Occurs Every

question 18

Multiple Choice

The meteoroids in the Leonids meteor shower, which occurs every November, come from:

• A) dust in the star-forming Leo nebula
• B) dust melted off Comet Tempel-Tuttle
• C) debris from the collision of Comet Shoemaker-Levy 9
• D) zodiacal dust
• E) dust blown off of Earth's surface

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