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