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) the passage of the EarthEarth through the remnants of an old comet
B) the passage of the EarthEarth through intense streams of solar wind
C) the EarthEarth''s passage through part of the asteroid belt
D) the EarthEarth''s passage through different parts of the spiral arms of the Galaxy
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