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Questions come from the Bluebook question bank.

While researching a topic, a student has taken the following notes:

  • From Earth, all the meteors in a meteor shower appear to originate from a single spot in the sky.
  • This spot is called the meteor shower’s radiant.
  • The Perseid meteor shower is visible in the northern hemisphere in July and August.
  • Like many meteor showers, it is named for the location of its radiant.
  • Its radiant is located within the constellation Perseus.

The student wants to explain the origin of the Perseid meteor shower’s name. Which choice most effectively uses relevant information from the notes to accomplish this goal?