Amplify Patterns of Earth and Sky

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What is a period of time that is 24 hours long and includes daytime and nighttime?

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day

Front

What do scientists create to answer questions about the real world?

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model

Front

How are stars positioned in relation to Earth?

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Stars are very far away from Earth in all directions.

Front

What is the only star we can see during the daytime?

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the sun

Front

What do we call observations or measurements recorded in an investigation?

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data

Front

What is the term for the path that the sun appears to take across the sky?

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solar path

Front

What is the name of the large group of stars, gas, and dust held together by gravity?

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galaxy

Front

What do we call the natural satellite that orbits Earth?

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moon

Front

What is the term for the time when the sun is below the horizon?

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night

Front

What is the name of the phenomenon that causes day and night?

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the rotation of Earth on its axis