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

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Day

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To move in a regular path around something

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Orbit

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A description of how something works or why something happens

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Explanation

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Observations or measurements recorded in an investigation

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Data

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The force that pulls objects toward each other, like the Earth pulling us down

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Gravity

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The path that a celestial body takes as it moves around another body in space

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Orbit

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The natural satellite that orbits the Earth

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Moon

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The time it takes for the Earth to complete one full rotation on its axis

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24 hours

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The pattern of movement of the Earth around the Sun, which takes one year

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Revolution