Patterns of Earth and Sky Chapter 3 Review

Do we see different stars at different times of year? Why?

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What pattern do we see in the nighttime sky with the stars?

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Throughout the year, we see different stars. But every year on the same date, we see the same stars.

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What causes the yearly pattern of stars that we see?

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Define: ORBIT

• an attempt to find out about something

• something we observe to be similar over and over again

• to move in a regular path around something

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Draw and label how the Earth and sun look during the daytime in Chicago.

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The Earth (a)   on its axis.

The Earth (a)   around the sun.

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Earth does not orbits the sun at the same time as it spins.

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• FALSE

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Define: YEAR

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

• the length of time it takes for Earth to orbit the sun once

• the only star in our solar system

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