Patterns in the Sky

Time zones are areas on the earth that have the same amount of sun at a given time. The earth has 24 time zones. The starting point of time zones is called the Prime meridian. It runs through Greenwich, England.

• International Date Line

• Time Zones

• Light Year (LY)

The line of longitude that marks where each new day begins, centered on the 180th meridian.

• International Date Line

• Time Zones

• Light Year (LY)

The spinning motion of a planet on its axis.

• Rotation

• Revolution

• Orbit

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

The movement of an object around another object.

• Rotation

• Revolution

• Orbit

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

NGSS.MS-PS2-4

The path of an object as it revolves around another object in space.

• Rotation

• Revolution

• Orbit

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

NGSS.MS-PS2-4

The actual brightness of a star.

• Absolute Magnitude

• Apparent Magnitude

• Constellation

The brightness of a star as seen from Earth.

• Absolute Magnitude

• Apparent Magnitude

• Constellation

Tags

NGSS.HS-PS4-3

A group of stars that form a pattern in the sky.

• Absolute Magnitude

• Apparent Magnitude

• Constellation

The star at the center of our solar system.

• Sun

• Apparent Magnitude

• Constellation

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

An area from which light is blocked.

• Shadow

• Sun

• Myth

Tags

NGSS.5-ESS1-2