Earth & Space Vocab. FSSA 3rd

Front

Medium-sized star closest to Earth, center of our solar system.

Back

Sun

Front

A ball of hot, glowing gases

Back

star

Front

A tubular optical instrument for viewing distant objects using light refraction or reflection, making them appear larger and closer.

Back

telescope

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS4-1

NGSS.MS-PS4-2

Front

A push or pull

Back

force

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS2-1

NGSS.MS-PS2-2

Front

A force that pulls objects toward one another.

Back

gravity

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

NGSS.MS-PS2-4

NGSS.MS-PS2-5

Front

One of four natural divisions of the year: spring, summer, fall, winter. Each lasts about three months.

Back

season

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

Front

A star and its orbiting planets and bodies; the space region they occupy.

Back

solar system

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

NGSS.MS-ESS1-3

Front

Limitless expanse where all objects/events occur, beyond Earth's atmosphere.

Back

space

Front

Galaxy containing the sun and solar system, known for its stars and light.

Back

Milky Way Galaxy

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

Front

Sum of conditions affecting an organism, including all living and nonliving things in an area: plants, animals, water, soil, weather, landforms, air.

Back

environment

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-1

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

NGSS.MS-LS2-4