Patterns of Earth and Sky Vocabulary

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What does it mean to visualize?

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To make a picture in your mind using information from different sources.

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What is data?

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Observations or measurements recorded in an investigation.

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What is the solar system?

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The sun, the planets that orbit the sun, and other objects that orbit the sun.

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What is a pattern?

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Something we observe to be similar over and over again.

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What is gravity?

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

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What is a planet?

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A large object that orbits a star, like the sun.

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What is the sun?

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A star at the center of our solar system that provides light and heat.

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What is an orbit?

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The path an object takes as it moves around another object in space.

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What is a star?

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A bright object in the sky that is made of gas and produces its own light.

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What is the moon?

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A natural satellite that orbits a planet, like Earth.