Vocabulary 1
What is a limitation on an engineering solution?
Constraint
What causes day and night?
The Rotation of Earth
What is a star that is always above the horizon when viewed from a given latitude?
Circumpolar Star
How many years does it take for Earth to revolve 1 time?
1 year
During which part of Earth's rotation is it easier to see constellations?
When the part of Earth you are on is not facing the sun.
What is an imaginary line around which a rotation object turns?
Axis
What does Earth rotate around?
An axis
What is the path that an object follows as it revolves around another object?
Orbit
Months are calculated by how long it takes Earth to do what?
Travel 1/12 of its orbit.
Name the circumpolar in the Northern Hemisphere that does not appear to move when watching a time-lapse video.
Polaris
What is the plane in which an object's orbit lies?
Orbital Plane
How many times does Earth rotate in 1 day?
1 time
What are the requirements that must be met for an engineering solution to be successful?
Criteria
How many days does it take for Earth to revolve 1 time?
365-366
Why do people see different constellations at different times of the year?
Earth has moved in its orbit around the sun.
What is the spin of an object around a point or line?
Rotation
How many times does Earth rotate in a Year?
365-366
What is a natural object in space?
Celestial Object
If a student is 14 years old, how many times have they revolved around the sun?
They have revolved 14 times around the sun.
Why do Circumpolar Stars not appear to move or change with the revolution of the Earth?
They sit above Earth's orbital plane.
What is the motion of an object around another object in space?
Revolution
How many times does Earth rotate in the month of October?
31 times.
What is a star that is only visible during certain times of the year?
Seasonal Stars
The Declaration of Independence was signed in 1776, it is 2026. How many times has Earth revolved around the sun since the signing of the Declaration of Independence?
The Earth has revolved around the sun 250 times since the signing of the Declaration of Independence.
Name a Seasonal Constellation
- Aries
- Taurus
- Gemini
- Cancer
- Leo
- Virgo
- Libra
- Scorpius
- Ophiuchus
- Sagittarius
- Capricornus
- Aquarius
- Pisces