The View from Earth Exit Ticket

Because Earth rotates on its axis from west to east, the stars and planets in the sky appear (a)   during the course of the night.

• to move
• brighter

The North Star, named (a)   , is almost directly above the North Pole.

• Polaris
• Sirius

The stars in a (a)   happen to appear close together when they are seen from Earth, but they are far apart in space.

• constellation
• Galaxy

Astronomers divide the sky into 88 (a)   also called .​

• regions
• solar systems

A star emits a range of (a)   called its spectrum.

• wavelengths
• magnitudes

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NGSS.HS-ESS1-2

NGSS.HS-PS4-1

Telescopes can detect visible light and other types of (a)   .

• radiation
• wavelengths

A spectroscope spreads light into different (a)   .

• wavelengths
• elements

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NGSS.MS-PS4-1

NGSS.MS-PS4-2

Astronomers can analyze the elements that make up a star by passing its light through a (a)   .

• spectroscope
• telescope

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NGSS.HS-ESS1-2

Different types of (a)   emit electromagnetic radiation with different wavelengths.

• planets
• stars

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NGSS.HS-PS4-1

NGSS.HS-PS4-3

A stationary object might appear to change (a)   when it is viewed from two different points.

• position
• luminosity