A Large Meteor Shower Will Often Occur Once a Year

question 64

Multiple Choice

A large meteor shower will often occur once a year because:

• A) Earth typically has one large volcanic eruption every year
• B) the 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) the Earth passes through the debris left behind by a specific comet

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