Space Systems Vocabulary

A measure of the luminosity of a celestial object. How bright an object looks in the sky.

A group of visible stars that form a pattern when viewed from Earth.

The line that separates the Earth from the sky.

To Light up.

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NGSS.MS-PS4-1

NGSS.MS-PS4-2

The curved path of a celestial object or spacecraft around a star, planet or moon.

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

The way that the moon or a planet looks to the eye at any time in its series of changes with respect to how it shines.

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

A dark image cast on some surface by an object blocking the light of the sun or another light source.

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NGSS.5-ESS1-2

An exploding ball of burning gas held together by gravity.

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NGSS.HS-ESS1-1

NGSS.HS-ESS1-3

The angle between the sunś rays and earthś surface.

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

The time in the morning when the sun appears or full daylight arrives.