Griffith Park Observatory Field Trip

astronomy

• – the study of space and everything in it, including, but not limited to, stars, planets, galaxies, nebulae, black holes, asteroids, comets, and the search for life beyond Earth

• – state of matter in which molecules are free to move around rather than stay in a fixed (solid) structure.

• – a fundamental force of nature in which all things with mass or energy—including planets, stars, galaxies, and even light—are brought toward one another.

• the tendency of an object to resist a change in its current state of motion. An object at rest will stay at rest unless forced to move, just as an object in motion will stay in motion unless forced to change its motion.

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gas

• – the study of space and everything in it, including, but not limited to, stars, planets, galaxies, nebulae, black holes, asteroids, comets, and the search for life beyond Earth

• – state of matter in which molecules are free to move around rather than stay in a fixed (solid) structure.

• – a fluid state of matter in which the atoms and molecules are more or less in random motion. A gas can expand endlessly and so does not have a rigid shape and volume.

• the tendency of an object to resist a change in its current state of motion. An object at rest will stay at rest unless forced to move, just as an object in motion will stay in motion unless forced to change its motion.

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gravity

• – the study of space and everything in it, including, but not limited to, stars, planets, galaxies, nebulae, black holes, asteroids, comets, and the search for life beyond Earth

• – state of matter in which molecules are free to move around rather than stay in a fixed (solid) structure.

• – a fluid state of matter in which the atoms and molecules are more or less in random motion. A gas can expand endlessly and so does not have a rigid shape and volume.

• – a fundamental force of nature in which all things with mass or energy—including planets, stars, galaxies, and even light—are brought toward one another.

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light-year

• – the distance that a beam of light can travel through space in one Earth year. It is approximately 6 trillion miles.

• – state of matter in which molecules are free to move around rather than stay in a fixed (solid) structure.

• – a fluid state of matter in which the atoms and molecules are more or less in random motion. A gas can expand endlessly and so does not have a rigid shape and volume.

• – a fundamental force of nature in which all things with mass or energy—including planets, stars, galaxies, and even light—are brought toward one another.

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meteorite

• – the distance that a beam of light can travel through space in one Earth year. It is approximately 6 trillion miles.

• – state of matter in which molecules are free to move around rather than stay in a fixed (solid) structure.

• – a stony or metallic object from space that survives entry into the Earth’s atmosphere and lands on the surface of the Earth.

• – a fundamental force of nature in which all things with mass or energy—including planets, stars, galaxies, and even light—are brought toward one another.

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water cycle

• – the distance that a beam of light can travel through space in one Earth year. It is approximately 6 trillion miles.

• – state of matter in which molecules are free to move around rather than stay in a fixed (solid) structure.

• – the path that all water follows as it moves around Earth in different states of matter.

• – a fundamental force of nature in which all things with mass or energy—including planets, stars, galaxies, and even light—are brought toward one another.

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observatory

• – the distance that a beam of light can travel through space in one Earth year. It is approximately 6 trillion miles.

• – a place for observing and studying astronomical objects and events.

• – a stony or metallic object from space that survives entry into the Earth’s atmosphere and lands on the surface of the Earth.

• – a fundamental force of nature in which all things with mass or energy—including planets, stars, galaxies, and even light—are brought toward one another.

spacecraft

• – the distance that a beam of light can travel through space in one Earth year. It is approximately 6 trillion miles.

• – a place for observing and studying astronomical objects and events.

• – a stony or metallic object from space that survives entry into the Earth’s atmosphere and lands on the surface of the Earth.

• – a vehicle or machine that can carry people, instruments, or cargo beyond Earth’s atmosphere into space and back home again or to some other destination.

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theory

• – a scientific explanation that is supported by overwhelming experimental evidence and widespread agreement within the scientific community

• – a place for observing and studying astronomical objects and events.

• – a stony or metallic object from space that survives entry into the Earth’s atmosphere and lands on the surface of the Earth.

• – a vehicle or machine that can carry people, instruments, or cargo beyond Earth’s atmosphere into space and back home again or to some other destination.

star

• – a celestial body of hot, dense gas that generates light and other energy and is held together by its own gravity. The Sun is a star, and while stars look like tiny pinpoints of light to us, many are larger than the Sun. They look tiny because they are so far away

• – a place for observing and studying astronomical objects and events.

• – a stony or metallic object from space that survives entry into the Earth’s atmosphere and lands on the surface of the Earth.

• – a vehicle or machine that can carry people, instruments, or cargo beyond Earth’s atmosphere into space and back home again or to some other destination.