Question

What is a cosmic ray shower?

A) shower of particles produced when a cosmic ray strikes atoms in Earth's atmosphere
B) burst of high-energy atomic nuclei arriving at Earth from interstellar space
C) Another name for a meteor shower
D) pulse of gamma rays arriving at Earth from a rotating, magnetized neutron star

Answer 1

A cosmic ray shower is a shower of particles produced when a cosmic ray strikes atoms in Earth's atmosphere.

Step-by-step explanation:

A cosmic ray shower refers to a shower of particles produced when a cosmic ray strikes atoms in Earth's atmosphere. When an extremely energetic cosmic ray enters Earth's atmosphere, it collides with atoms and creates a cascade of particles. These particles extend over many square kilometers and can be observed.