Patterns of Earth and Sky Vocabulary

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What is the only star in our solar system?

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The sun.

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What do we call observations or measurements recorded in an investigation?

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Data.

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What does it mean to move in a regular path around something?

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Orbit.

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What is information that supports an answer to a question called?

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Evidence.

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What do we call a scientist who studies stars, planets, and objects in the universe?

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Astronomer.

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What is the name of the planet we live on?

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Earth.

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What do we call the natural satellite that orbits Earth?

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Moon.

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What is the term for a large body of water surrounded by land?

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Lake.

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What do we call the pattern of stars in the sky?

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Constellation.

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

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Orbit.