Earth and Sky Chapter 1

An arrangement of stars as seen from Earth

• Star arrangement

• constellation

• star system

• model

An attempt to find out about something

• explanation

• model

• data

• investigation

The only star in our solar system

• Sun

• Moon

• Solar System

• North Star

A period of time which includes both daytime and nighttime (24 hours)

• a week

• an hour

• a second

• a day

The Sun and the planets and everything else that orbits or revolves around it.

• Solar System

• Milky Way

• Universe

• Galaxy

An object in space that gives off heat and light

• a Moon

• a star

• an alien

• a comet

We experience days because

• the Sun orbits around the Earth

• Earth orbits the Sun

• Earth spins or rotates

• The Moon sets

We experience day and night over 24 hours because the Sun rises and sets every day

• True

• False

All the stars

• are the same distance from Earth

• are the same size

• are connected to a sphere in space

• are different distances from Earth

The only star we see during the day is

• the Moon

• the North Star

• the Sun

• the belt on Orion