Amplify Patterns of Earth and Sky Unit Vocabulary

Astronomer

• A scientist who studies stars, planets, and other objects in the universe

• A scientist who studies animals in the wild

• A scientist who studies human behavior

• A scientist who studies plants and all growing things

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constellation

• A type of star
• An arrangement of stars as seen from Earth

• A type of galaxy
• A single star as seen from Earth

data

• Observations or measurements recorded in an investigation

• A type of software used to solve real world problems

• Observations made by computers

• Information only gathered from a computer

Day

• A period of time that is less than 20 hours

• A period of time that last 12 hours and only includes daylight hours

• A period of time that changes with the seasons

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

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explanation

• A detailed account of a subject

• A description of how something works or why something happens

• What you tell your parents about your school work

• A short answer to any question ever asked

evidence

• A piece of information that gives proof or reason as to how something works or answers a question

• A persons opinion on why something does or does not happen

• Stories that have been passed down for generations

• The answer to a question

investigation

• A process of inquiry to discover evidence or facts
• Knowing what you know

• Information given by an adult

• The way of writing detailed information in a book

gravity

• A force that pulls objects towards each other
• A force that pushes objects away from each other
• A force that makes objects float in the air
• A force that makes objects invisible

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model

• An item that looks like something else

• Something scientists make to answer questions about the real word

• A person who wears clothes for a living

• Items found where they should not be

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orbit

• To never move from a fixed place

• To move backwards through time and space

• To move in a regular path around something

• To move in a random path

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