Geoscience 3.1 -3.3 Semester Review

Unit 3.1 Notes

SELECT ALL THAT APPLY

The Universe includes:

• all the matter known to exist

• all the space that exists

• Just our solar system

• Nearly 200 billion galaxies

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NGSS.HS-ESS1-2

Unit 3.1 Notes/Vocab

What is the Universe.

• Stars in galaxies are often orbited by planets

• Includes all matter and space that exist

• large spherical object that orbits a star

• hot sphere of plasma that produces its own energy

• Cluster of stars, dust, gas, and matter

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

Unit 3.1 Notes/Vocab

What is the Galaxy.

• Stars in galaxies are often orbited by planets

• Includes all matter and space that exist

• large spherical object that orbits a star

• hot sphere of plasma that produces its own energy

• Cluster of stars, dust, gas, and matter

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

Unit 3.1 Notes/Vocab

What is the Planetary System.

• Stars in galaxies are often orbited by planets

• Includes all matter and space that exist

• large spherical object that orbits a star

• hot sphere of plasma that produces its own energy

• Cluster of stars, dust, gas, and matter

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NGSS.HS-ESS1-4

Unit 3.1 Notes/Vocab

What is the Planet.

• Stars in galaxies are often orbited by planets

• Includes all matter and space that exist

• large spherical object that orbits a star

• hot sphere of plasma that produces its own energy

• Cluster of stars, dust, gas, and matter

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-3

Unit 3.1 Notes/Vocab

What is the Star.

• Stars in galaxies are often orbited by planets

• Includes all matter and space that exist

• large spherical object that orbits a star

• hot sphere of plasma that produces its own energy

• Cluster of stars, dust, gas, and matter

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NGSS.HS-ESS1-3

Unit 3.1 Notes:

Our solar system is part of the _____ _____Galaxy.

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

Unit 3.1 Notes:

What do we use to measure the distance between galaxies, stars, and planets?

• Milky Way

• Miles

• Earth

• Light Year

Unit 3.1 Activity:

Is the following astronomical structures listed from Smallest to Biggest:

1) Stars and Planets

2) Planetary System

3) Galaxy

4) Universe

• True

• False

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-3

Unit 3.1 Notes:

What is the difference between a star and a planet.

• A star is a hot sphere and a planet orbits a star.

• A star is cold and a planet is hot.

• A star is a rock and a planet is a hot sphere.

• Both are round.

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1