Space: Patterns in the Sky-Vocabulary

Explain the relationship between time zones and Earth's rotation.

Orbit is

• the movement of the Earth around the Sun.

• when the planets line up with the stars.

• moon dust that showers the Earth in winter months

• the path of one object in space around another object.

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

Altitude means____

• the vertical elevation of an object above a surface of a planet or natural satellite.

• a statement that may be true that answers the question.

• data collected.

• a way of thinking or feeling about someone or something.

At what time of day is the sun at its highest point in the sky?

• around sunrise

• around noon

• around 3pm

• around sunset

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NGSS.5-ESS1-2

Explain why the sun and stars appear to change position in the sky over the course of 24 hours.

A group of stars that appears to make patterns in the sky is called a______.

• orbit

• constellation

• claim

• celebrity

the distinguishing features or quality of something

• data

• evidence

• gravity

• characteristics

To contrast is

• to discuss the differences

• to discuss the evidence

• to discuss the similarities

• to discuss a claim

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NGSS.MS-LS4-2

Movement of Earth one time around the sun

• evolution

• pollution

• revolution

• solution

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

Evidence is

• the prototype.

• the data collected.

• a hypothesis.

• an analysis.

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NGSS.MS-LS1-5

NGSS.MS-LS2-4