Spaceship Earth Unit 3 Science Vocabulary

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Bright

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Describes when there is a lot of visible light; the opposite of dim.

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Dim

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Describes when there is not a lot of light; the opposite of bright.

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Solar system

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All the objects that orbit around a star.

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

NGSS.MS-ESS1-3

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Force

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A push or pull.

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NGSS.MS-PS2-1

NGSS.MS-PS2-2

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Gravity

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An invisible force that pulls any object down, towards the center of the planet, moon, or other object.

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NGSS.MS-PS2-4

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Distance

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The amount of space between two things.

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Crescent moon

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Moon phase when the Moon looks like a sliver.

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

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Full moon

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Moon phase when the Moon looks like a circle.

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

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Gibbous moon

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Moon phase when the Moon looks like a little less than a full circle.

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

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Half moon

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Moon phase when the Moon looks like half of a circle.

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1