Science Final Exam Review

a cluster of gas that gives off energy

• planet

• annual

• star

• Polaris

a group of objects in space revolving around a star because of gravitational attraction to the star

• solar system

• galaxy

• planet

• sun

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

a large spherical object in space that travels around a star yearly

• planet

• sun

• star

• orbit

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

part of the Little Dipper, the closest bright star to the North Pole, also known as the North Star

• Sun

• Polaris

• South Celestial Pole

• Ursa Major

 imaginary lines used to identify how far east or west a place is located

• longitude

• latitude

How often does the Earth REVOLVE around the Sun?

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

the distance north or south of the Equator

• longitude

• latitude

 an instrument for measuring latitude using the angle between the horizon and a star

• GPS

• map

• compass

• sextant

 a position in the sky directly above the Earth’s South Pole

• Polaris

• North Pole

• South Celestial Pole

an imaginary line that something rotates on

• equator

• axis