Earth and Space

Rotation

• A rocky object that orbits a planet; a natural satellite.
• The spinning of Earth on its axis
• any of numerous small celestial bodies composed of rock and metal that move around the sun (mainly between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter)
• The name of our galaxy

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

Revolution

• Gigantic spheres of burning gas like our sun but these are very far away!
• Pluto
• Earth's revolution takes this long
• The movement of an object around another object

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

sun

• A meteoroid that has hit earth's surface.
• The sun and moon appear to move across the sky
• The star at the center of our solar system
• Earth's rotation takes about

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

asteroid

• The movement of an object around another object
• Earth's revolution takes this long
• Earth's rotation on its axis
• any of numerous small celestial bodies composed of rock and metal that move around the sun (mainly between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter)

comet

• A loose collection of ice and dust that orbits the sun, typically in a long, narrow orbit.
• a relatively small, rocky body that travels through space
• Earth's rotation on its axis
• What direction does the Earth rotate?

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

meteor

• A force of attraction between objects that is due to their masses.
• any of numerous small celestial bodies composed of rock and metal that move around the sun (mainly between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter)
• A streak of light in the sky produced by the burning of a meteoroid in Earth's atmosphere.
• The movement of an object around another object

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS2-4

NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

Meteoroid

• a relatively small, rocky body that travels through space
• Earth's rotation on its axis
• A streak of light in the sky produced by the burning of a meteoroid in Earth's atmosphere.
• The spinning of Earth on its axis

meteorite

• A meteoroid that has hit earth's surface.
• What direction does the Earth rotate?
• A force of attraction between objects that is due to their masses.
• Earth's rotation on its axis

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS2-5

Gravity

• A force of attraction between objects that is due to their masses.
• A streak of light in the sky produced by the burning of a meteoroid in Earth's atmosphere.
• a relatively small, rocky body that travels through space
• A loose collection of ice and dust that orbits the sun, typically in a long, narrow orbit.

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

NGSS.MS-PS2-4

NGSS.MS-PS2-5

What causes day and night on Earth?

• A huge group of single stars, star systems, star clusters, dust, and gas bound together by gravity
• Earth's rotation on its axis
• What direction does the Earth rotate?
• The name of our galaxy

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-1