Unit 4 Vocab Test

A force of attraction that pulls objects without them touching.

• Gravity

• Rotation

• Orbit

• Axis

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

NGSS.MS-PS2-4

NGSS.MS-PS2-5

A curved path that an objects follows around another object.

• Gravity

• Rotation

• Orbit

• Axis

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

A complete spin.

• Gravity

• Rotation

• Orbit

• Axis

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

The imaginary line that Earth rotates around.

• Gravity

• Rotation

• Orbit

• Axis

The streak of light that a chunk of rock falling from space toward Earth produces.

• Meteor

• Light-year

• Constellation

• Sundial

A unit of measurement used to describe distances between stars in space.

• Meteor

• Light-year

• Constellation

• Sundial

A section of the sky that has a recognizable star pattern.

• Meteor

• Light-year

• Constellation

• Sundial

A tool that uses the shadow cast by an object in sunlight to keep track of time during the day.

• Meteor

• Light-year

• Constellation

• Sundial

A measurement describing how bright a star looks from Earth.

• Apparent brightness

• Rotate

• Shadow

• Astronomers

To spin

• Apparent brightness

• Rotate

• Shadow

• Astronomers