Meteor Showers

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  1. 2. how often do meteor showers happen
  2. 5. What is the common name for random meteor storms?
  3. 6. when do most meteors hit Earth
  4. 7. how many meteors are viable in a year
  5. 8. where was the first shower discovered
  6. 11. what are meteors named after
  7. 16. what do meteors orbit
  8. 18. What do you call the brief glow behind a meteor?
  9. 19. how fast do meteors move
  10. 20. What do we call the visible path of a meteoroid when it enters the Earth's atmosphere?
  11. 21. when do most showers happen
  12. 22. when was the first shower recorded
  13. 23. What is the name of the most visible meteor shower which occurs every August?
  14. 25. what do meteors leave behind them
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  1. 1. what do meteors look like
  2. 3. What is the name of the metallic emission glow in the path of bright fireballs?
  3. 4. What is it called when a meteor shower has a frequency of at least one meteor per second?
  4. 9. what are meteors made up of
  5. 10. a cluster of meteors
  6. 12. things flying across
  7. 13. what are the sizes of most meteor showers
  8. 14. how long have some showers been around
  9. 15. What do we call the point in the sky where all of the meteors seem to radiate from?
  10. 17. how big are most meteors
  11. 24. what causes meteor showers