Constellations & Solar System Vocab

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Group of stars forming a pattern in the sky

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Constellation

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Constellation known as the Great Hunter

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Orion

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Ptolemy, Aristotle, Plato believed the Earth was the universe's center. Incorrect answer:

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geocentric model

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Galileo, Newton, Copernicus believed the Sun was the center of the universe.

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heliocentric model

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Instrument for navigation, needle points North

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compass

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Great Bear or Big Dipper

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Ursa Major

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Constellation known as Little Bear or Little Dipper

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Ursa Minor

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When sunlight is blocked by the moon (Sun→Moon→Earth)

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solar eclipse

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Moon darkened in Earth's shadow (Sun→Earth→Moon)

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lunar eclipse

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June 22, longest day of the year

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Summer solstice