Chapter 1 Vocabulary Words

What does the word 'orbit' mean?

• A circular path around a star or planet

• A type of plant

• A musical instrument

• A type of clothing

What does the word 'pattern' mean?

• A repeated decorative design

• A single occurrence of an event

• A random sequence of elements

• An unrelated set of actions

What does the term 'solar system' refer to?

• A group of stars

• A collection of planets and their moons orbiting a star

• A galaxy

• A constellation

What is a 'star'?

• A celestial body that produces light

• A type of plant

• A kind of animal

• A geological formation

What is the 'sun'?

• A planet

• A star

• A moon

• A comet

What does it mean to 'visualize'?

• To imagine or form a mental image

• To write down in detail

• To speak out loud

• To listen carefully

What does the word 'year' mean?

• A period of 365 days

• A period of 30 days

• A period of 7 days

• A period of 24 hours

What word means: to move in a regular path around something

• earth

• pattern

• orbit

• gravity

What does the word pattern mean?

• Pattern

• Something we observe to be similar over and over again

• Something that goes around and around.

• To orbit the earth

The sun is apart of the...

• gravity

• pattern

• solar system

• stars