Unit 1-Patterns of Earth and Sky Vocabulary

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What is a pattern?

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Something we observe to be similar over and over again.

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What does it mean to visualize?

Back

To make a picture in your mind using information from different sources.

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What is the solar system?

Back

The sun, the planets that orbit the sun, and other objects that orbit the sun.

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What does it mean to orbit?

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To move in a regular path around something.

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What is the only star in our solar system?

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The sun.

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What is a constellation?

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A group of stars that form a recognizable pattern in the night sky.

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What is gravity?

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A force that pulls objects toward each other, keeping planets in orbit around the sun.

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What is rotation?

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The spinning of an object around its own axis.

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What is a model in science?

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A representation of an object or system that helps us understand it better.

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What is a planet?

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A large celestial body that orbits a star and does not produce its own light.