General Science Quiz 5D

Sort the details to tell which object they describe.

Groups:

(a) That's a Meteoroid!

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(b) That's a Meteorite!

,

(c) That's a Meteor!

,

(d) That's all three!

• rocks from space that are smaller than comets

• rocks in space that orbit the sun

• rocks from space that have entered Earth's atmosphere

• rocks from space that have landed on the ground or in the ocean on Earth

• often burn up because of friction

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

The process that scientists use to measure how far away stars are is called...

• proxima centauri

• stellar parallax

• trigonometry

• light years

The brightness of stars is measured in light years.

• true

• false

A star with first magnitude would be brighter than a star with magnitude 30.

• true

• false

Stars can have negative magnitude too.

• true

• false

Put the stars in order from coolest to hottest.

• white stars

• red stars

• yellow stars

• blue stars

What are the largest stars called?

The smallest stars in space are called ​​ (a)   , but ​ (b)   are about the size of Earth.

• neutron stars
• white dwarfs
• black holes

Name the galaxy our solar system is in.

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

What is an exoplanet?