A meteor shower occurs when
A) an asteroid breaks up as it enters the Earth's atmosphere.
B) a comet breaks up near the Earth.
C) the Earth passes through a debris filled comet orbit.
D) the Earth crosses the dust filled ecliptic plane.

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Meteor showers occur when Earth passes through the debris left by a comet, which is essentially a trail of particles shed by the comet as it orbits the Sun. This debris enters Earth's atmosphere and burns up, creating the visible streaks of light we call a meteor shower.

A Meteor Shower Occurs When