U5W4 Light Detectives

Last updated almost 6 years ago

10 questions

Last updated almost 6 years ago

10 questions

Question 1

Why are astronomers called "light detectives"?

They look for life on other planets.

They build satellites to explore the solor system.

They carefully study how the sun's rays reflect off of objects.

They look for patterns in the stars to predict the future.

Question 2

It compares the orbits of different planets.

It compares two images to show movement.

It compares the brightness of two stars.

It compares distance between two objects.

Question 3

The CIT computers superimpose the images on top of each other.

The astronomers analyze the data and track movement.

A 161 camera is mounted to the telescope.

In 2003, the team discovers a slow moving bright shape.

Question 4

They discovered Pluto.

They calculated that Eris takes 560 to orbit the sun.

They believe there could be more dwarf planets in the Kuiper belt.

They thought Eris was much larger than it was.

Question 5

They created the blink comparator to look for moving objects.

They created a method of superimposing images on top of each other.

They demoted Pluto to a "dwarf planet".

They could see that Eris was about the same size as Pluto.

Question 6

True

False

Question 7

Clyde Tombaugh invented the blink comparator.

Gerard Kuiper believed that a disk-like region of objects on the edge of the solar system.

Astronomers used multiple computers to superimpose images on top of each other.

Brown was able to confirm the effects of Eris by using old photographs.

Brown's team overestimated the size of Eris.

Question 8

a wild guess

a repetative sound

to continue for a time

an idea arrived through observation

Question 9

True

False

Question 10

10.

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Question 1

They look for life on other planets.

They build satellites to explore the solor system.

They carefully study how the sun's rays reflect off of objects.

They look for patterns in the stars to predict the future.

Question 2

It compares the orbits of different planets.

It compares two images to show movement.

It compares the brightness of two stars.

It compares distance between two objects.

Question 3

The CIT computers superimpose the images on top of each other.

The astronomers analyze the data and track movement.

A 161 camera is mounted to the telescope.

In 2003, the team discovers a slow moving bright shape.

Question 4

They discovered Pluto.

They calculated that Eris takes 560 to orbit the sun.

They believe there could be more dwarf planets in the Kuiper belt.

They thought Eris was much larger than it was.

Question 5

They created the blink comparator to look for moving objects.

They created a method of superimposing images on top of each other.

They demoted Pluto to a "dwarf planet".

They could see that Eris was about the same size as Pluto.

Question 6

True

False

Question 7

Clyde Tombaugh invented the blink comparator.

Gerard Kuiper believed that a disk-like region of objects on the edge of the solar system.

Astronomers used multiple computers to superimpose images on top of each other.

Brown was able to confirm the effects of Eris by using old photographs.

Brown's team overestimated the size of Eris.

Question 8

a wild guess

a repetative sound

to continue for a time

an idea arrived through observation

Question 9

True

False

Question 10

10.

Table of Contents

Pictures with captions

Timeline

Scientific Words

Map

Diagram