Wonders Unit 5, Week 4 - "Light Detectives"

What genre is "Light Detectives"?

• Historical Fiction

• Science Fiction

• Expository/Informational

• Adventure

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What is an astronomer?

• A scientist who studies celestial objects in space (like stars and planets)

• A historian

• An astronaut who travels to space

• Someone who makes telescopes

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CCSS.RI.6.4

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What form of technology helped Clyde Tombaugh discover Pluto?

• The Hubble Space Telescope

• A blink comparator that captured images over time

• A satellite in space

• Google Earth

On page 354, the text says "astronomer Michael Brown and his colleagues followed a procedure..." Who are his colleagues?

• His students

• People who work with him

• His closest friends

• His family

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How did Brown's process of comparing images differ from Tombaugh's?

• Brown used computers to compare images, while Tombaugh used the blink comparator

• Brown had a more advanced camera than Tombaugh.

• Brown and Tombaugh had the same process.

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CCSS.RL.5.3

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On page 354, the text says, "Then the team analyzes the data to try to verify the movement." What does the word verify mean?

• To confirm that it is true or accurate

• To watch closely

• To record or document

• To hypothesize, or make a guess

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CCSS.RI.7.4

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Using the Hubble Space Telescope, what did the scientific team discover about Eris that they did not know before?

• They discovered that Eris was not as big as they originally thought it was.

• They discovered that it did not really exist.

• They discovered that it was one of Pluto's moons.

• They discovered that it is very similar to Earth.

Astronomers consider Pluto and Eris to be:

• Planets, just like Earth

• Stars

• Dwarf planets

• Asteroids

On page 355, the text says "But discoveries in the Kuiper Belt continue to sustain great interest." What does sustain mean?

• to maintain, support, or keep it going

• to reduce or diminish

• to surprise

• to confirm that something is true

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If you make a conservative prediction (estimate), it is an estimate or guess that is...

• inaccurate

• accurate

• bold or daring

• safe or cautious