Patterns of Earth & Sky Amplify G5 Chapter 1

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What do we see in the daytime that is very bright?

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The sun.

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What is something scientists create to help answer questions about the real world?

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A model.

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What is the term for information that supports an answer to a question?

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Evidence.

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What do you call a scientist who studies stars and planets?

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An astronomer.

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What is a description of how something works or why something happens?

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An explanation.

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What is the term for the path that the sun appears to take across the sky?

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The sun's apparent motion.

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What do we call the changes in the position of the moon as seen from Earth?

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Phases of the moon.

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

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Constellation.

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What do we call the time it takes for the Earth to complete one rotation on its axis?

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A day.

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What is the term for the force that pulls objects toward each other, like the Earth and the moon?

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Gravity.