6.ESS1-1

a line through the center of an object, such as the Earth, that the object rotates around

• cyclical

• orbit

• path of motion

• axis

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

an adjective used to describe something that repeats itself in the same order over a period of time

• cyclical

• orbit

• path of motion

• axis

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

the route an object will travel through space

• cyclical

• orbit

• path of motion

• axis

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

the curved path a planet or object takes as it travels through space

• cyclical

• orbit

• path of motion

• axis

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

NGSS.MS-PS2-4

a system of millions of stars, and huge clouds of dust and gas, held together by gravity and the force of attraction

• gravity

• galaxy

• rotation

• orbit

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

a natural phenomenon by which all things with mass are brought toward one another

• gravity

• galaxy

• rotation

• orbit

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

NGSS.MS-PS2-4

the act of turning or spinning in a circle—the Earth rotates around an axis, creating night and day

• gravity

• galaxy

• rotation

• orbit

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

an adjective used to describe something related to the Moon

• solar eclipse

• lunar phase

• lunar

• lunar eclipse

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

the phenomenon that occurs when the Sun, Earth, and Moon align on the night of a full Moon, causing the Earth to block light from the Sun and cast a shadow on the Moon

• solar eclipse

• lunar phase

• lunar

• lunar eclipse

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

one of the distinct shapes of the Moon as seen from the Earth, caused by the position of the Earth, Sun, and Moon

• solar eclipse

• lunar phase

• lunar

• lunar eclipse

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1