STAAR Science Vocabulary #4

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Rotation means

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turning or spinning on an axis

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

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One object moving around another in an orbital path

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revolution

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

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Imaginary line through both poles of a planet

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axis

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

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Path of an object revolving around another

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orbit

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

NGSS.MS-PS2-4

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An object that orbits another in space

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satellite

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

NGSS.MS-PS2-4

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Tool for observing distant space objects

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telescope

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Eight planets, their moons, and other objects orbiting the Sun

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solar system

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

NGSS.MS-ESS1-3

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Divisions of the year with specific weather and daylight patterns

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seasons

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

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Rising and falling of the ocean's surface

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tides

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

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Blocking of light by one object over another

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eclipses

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1