A meteor shower, or the appearance of many more "shooting stars" at a particular time in the year from a specific sky direction, is related to which astronomical phenomenon?
A) passage of Earth through the remnants of an old comet
B) passage of Earth through intense streams of solar wind
C) Earth's passage through part of the asteroid belt
D) Earth's passage through different parts of the spiral arms of the Galaxy
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