Chapters 1-3 Vocabulary

a huge object in space that gives off heat and light.

• Star
• Planet
• Moon
• Comet

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a scientist who studies stars, planets, and other objects in the universe.

• Biologist

• Geologist
• Astronomer

• Chemist

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something scientists make to answer questions about the real world.

• Hypothesis
• Opinion
• Model

• Assumption

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to make a picture in your mind using information from different sources; to imagine

• analyze

• visualize

• summarize

• evaluate

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the only star in our solar system

• Alpha Centauri
• Betelgeuse
• Polaris
• The Sun

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

• Galaxy

• Solar System

• Universe
• Milky Way

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an attempt to find out about something

• Research
• Hypothesis
• Experiment
• Investigation

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observations or measurements recorded in an investigation

• Data
• Hypothesis
• Experiment
• Conclusion

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information that supports the answer to a question

• Assumption

• Opinion
• Guess
• Evidence

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a description of how something works or how something happens

• Visualize

• Explanation

• Solar System

• Observation

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