5th Grade - Patterns of Earth & Sky, Chapter 1

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What is the process of attempting to find out about something?

Back

Investigation

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Front

What do we call a ball-shaped object?

Back

Sphere

Front

Why do we see different stars at different times of the year?

Back

Earth is in different places in orbit during the year.

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

Front

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

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Model

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Front

True or False: The sun looks smaller and brighter because it is much closer to Earth than other stars.

Back

False

Front

What is the term for the path that Earth takes around the sun?

Back

Orbit

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

Front

What is the name of the closest star to Earth?

Back

The Sun

Front

What is the term for the study of celestial objects and phenomena?

Back

Astronomy

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-3

Front

What do we call the imaginary line that divides the Earth into the Northern and Southern Hemispheres?

Back

Equator

Front

What is the term for the pattern of stars in the sky?

Back

Constellation