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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