Question

It can be inferred from the passage that which of the following would most probably be observed during the Earth's passage through a meteor stream if the conventional theories mentioned in line 18 were correct?

• A. Meteor activity would gradually increase to a single, intense peak, and then gradually decline.
• B. Meteor activity would be steady throughout the period of the meteor shower.
• C. Meteor activity would rise to a peak at the beginning and at the end of the meteor shower.
• D. Random bursts of very high meteor activity would be interspersed with periods of very little activity.

Answer 1

The correct option is A Meteor activity would gradually increase to a single, intense peak, and then gradually decline.

The best answer is option A.
(A) This is stated in the passage"Conventional theories, however, predicted that the distribution of particles would beincreasingly dense toward the center of a meteor stream.
Choice B is exactly opposite of A. Choice C is not true from the context of the passage. Choice D is not mentioned in the passage.