Question

meteors can move great distances across the sky. what does that tell you about their distance from earth compared to the distance from earth to stars? record your data.

Explanation:

Meteors are relatively close to Earth. When an object is closer to an observer (in this case, Earth - based observers), a relatively small actual movement can result in a large apparent movement across the sky. Stars are extremely far away. Even though stars are in motion (they have their own velocities), due to their vast distances from Earth, their apparent movement across the sky (proper motion) is very small over human - observable time scales. So, the fact that meteors can move great distances across the sky indicates that meteors are much closer to Earth than stars are.

Answer:

Meteors are much closer to Earth than stars are.