Patterns of Earth and Sky Vocabulary

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What is an investigation?

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An attempt to find out about something.

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What is evidence?

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Information that supports an answer to a question.

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Who studies stars and planets?

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An astronomer.

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How long does it take for Earth to orbit the sun?

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A year.

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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 do we call the path that the Earth takes around the sun?

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Orbit.

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What is the name of the closest star to Earth?

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The Sun.

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What do we call the changes in the moon's shape?

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Phases of the moon.

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What is a season?

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A division of the year marked by changes in weather.

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What is a telescope used for?

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To observe distant objects in space.