Amplify Science: Patterns of Earth & Sky Vocab

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A scientist who studies stars, planets, and other objects in the universe

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Astronomer

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

NGSS.MS-ESS1-3

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An arrangement of stars as seen from Earth

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Constellation

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Observations or measurements recorded in an investigation

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Data

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-LS2-1

NGSS.MS-PS1-2

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A period of time that is 24 hours long and includes daytime and nighttime

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Day

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A description of how something works or why something happens

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Explanation

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NGSS.MS-PS3-5

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Information that supports an answer to a question

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Evidence

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-5

NGSS.MS-LS1-4

NGSS.MS-LS2-4

NGSS.MS-PS3-5

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An attempt to find out about something

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Investigation

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The pull between Earth and other objects, which acts even without touching

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Gravity

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NGSS.MS-PS2-4

NGSS.MS-PS2-5

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Something scientists make to answer questions about the real world

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Model

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

NGSS.MS-PS1-1

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To move in a regular path around something

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Orbit

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

NGSS.MS-PS2-4