Patterns of Earth & Sky Amplify G5 Chapter 1

A scientist who studies stars, planets, and other objects in the universe

• astronomer

• archeologist

• astrologist

• biologist

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a description of how something works or why something happens

• data

• explanation

• visualize

• strategy

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information that supports an answer to a question

• data

• explanation

• evidence

• strategy

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something scientists make to answer questions about the real world

• data

• explanation

• evidence

• model

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the sun, the planets that orbit the sun, and other objects that orbit the sun

• solar system

• Earth

• galaxy

• constellation

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a huge object in space that gives off heat and light

• solar system

• star

• galaxy

• constellation

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the only star in our solar system

• Betelgeuse

• Polaris

• Sun

• Sirius

to make a picture in your mind using information from different sources

• explanation

• observation

• evidence

• visualize

The sun is the _______ star in our solar system.

The sun looks bigger and brighter because it is much ________ to Earth than other stars.

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