Sci MIU 6/7 Vocab

orbit

• a pattern that can be observed, recorded, and/or is visible

• a curved path that an object makes around another object

• an area of darkness that forms when light from any source is blocked; if caused by the sun, they change in regular patterns

• a force of attraction that pulls objects without them touching; this pulls objects near Earth's surface toward Earth's center

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

observable pattern

• a pattern that can be observed, recorded, and/or is visible

• a curved path that an object makes around another object

• an area of darkness that forms when light from any source is blocked; if caused by the sun, they change in regular patterns

• a force of attraction that pulls objects without them touching; this pulls objects near Earth's surface toward Earth's center

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

gravitational force

• a pattern that can be observed, recorded, and/or is visible

• a curved path that an object makes around another object

• an area of darkness that forms when light from any source is blocked; if caused by the sun, they change in regular patterns

• a force of attraction that pulls objects without them touching; this pulls objects near Earth's surface toward Earth's center

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

NGSS.MS-PS2-4

NGSS.MS-PS2-5

shadow

• a pattern that can be observed, recorded, and/or is visible

• a curved path that an object makes around another object

• an area of darkness that forms when light from any source is blocked; if caused by the sun, they change in regular patterns

• a force of attraction that pulls objects without them touching; this pulls objects near Earth's surface toward Earth's center

Tags

NGSS.5-ESS1-2

apparent brightness

• a unit of measurement used to describe distances between stars in space; one of these is the distance light travels in one year

• a measurement describing how bright a star looks from Earth

• a tool that uses the shadow cast by an object in sunlight to keep track of time during the day

• an imaginary line that an object rotates around; it usually passes through the middle of an object

light year

• a unit of measurement used to describe distances between stars in space; one of these is the distance light travels in one year

• a measurement describing how bright a star looks from Earth

• a tool that uses the shadow cast by an object in sunlight to keep track of time during the day

• an imaginary line that an object rotates around; it usually passes through the middle of an object

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

NGSS.MS-ESS1-3

sundial

• a unit of measurement used to describe distances between stars in space; one of these is the distance light travels in one year

• a measurement describing how bright a star looks from Earth

• a tool that uses the shadow cast by an object in sunlight to keep track of time during the day

• an imaginary line that an object rotates around; it usually passes through the middle of an object

axis

• a unit of measurement used to describe distances between stars in space; one of these is the distance light travels in one year

• a measurement describing how bright a star looks from Earth

• a tool that uses the shadow cast by an object in sunlight to keep track of time during the day

• an imaginary line that an object rotates around; it usually passes through the middle of an object

rotation

• a part of the world where the same standard time is used; there are 24 of these in the world; one for each hour in the day

• a measurement describing how bright a star looks from Earth

• a complete spin; the Earth makes one of these every 24 hours

• an imaginary line that an object rotates around; it usually passes through the middle of an object

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

time zone

• a part of the world where the same standard time is used; there are 24 of these in the world; one for each hour in the day

• a measurement describing how bright a star looks from Earth

• a complete spin; the Earth makes one of these every 24 hours

• an imaginary line that an object rotates around; it usually passes through the middle of an object