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Question: The most famous meteor shower is the Perseids. What is its other name?
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Correct Answer This spectacular shower is named after a martyr in early Rome. He was burned on an open stove in 258 AD. Another famous meteor shower, the Leonids, inspired this section of "The Rime of the Ancient Mariner", by Samuel Taylor Coleridge:
The upper air burst into life!
And a hundred fire-flags sheen,
To and fro they were hurried about!
And to and fro, and in and out,
The wan stars danced between
And the coming wind did roar more loud,
And the sails did sigh like sedge;
And the rain poured down from one black cloud;
The Moon was at its edge...
Question: Which of the "rare" gases is the most common in the atmosphere?
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Correct Answer Argon makes up a little less than 1% of the atmosphere. Helium is by far the most common of the rare gases in the universe- only hydrogen is more common. However, it is found in lower concentrations than argon in Earth's atmosphere, because atmospheric helium easily escapes into space.
