Spaceship Earth

A group of stars that have been given a name and sometimes a story.

• Orbits

• Planets

• Constellations

• Atmospheres

Large bright bodies in the night sky located a great distance away from the earth.

• Sun and Moon

• Constellations

• Planets

• Stars

The earth's only natural satellite that orbits once every four weeks.

• Lunar cycle

• Moon

• Sun

• Axis

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The curved path taken by a planet that is traveling around the sun.

• Orbit

• Rotation

• Revolution

• Axis

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The star that is central to our solar system.

• Moon

• Pluto

• Saturn

• Sun

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

The 8 bodies in space that orbit around the sun.

• Planets

• Constellations

• Solar System

• Stars

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The imaginary line around which the earth spins.

• Revolution

• Orbit

• Axis

• Rotation

A period of the year characterized by particular weather conditions, temperature, etc.

• Lunar Cycle

• Seasons

• Days

• Months

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

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The sun with all of the planets and other bodies that revolve around it.

• Solar System

• Atmosphere

• Orbit

• Constellations

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

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We have the longest amount of daylight during the ______________________.

• summer

• winter

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