Definitions
Information that explains or supports a claim.
Evidence
Fill in the blank: Stars are similar because they are giants balls of ____ _____.
Hot gas
What is a noun?
A noun is a person, place, or thing.
True or False?
Earth’s rotation causes predictable and observable patterns?
True
The act of turning around on a fixed point.
Rotation
A star at the center of our solar system.
Sun
Name three differences of stars.
Mass, size, temperature, color, luminosity, and age.
What university did Ms. Rivera graduate from?
San Diego State Univeristy
What causes shadows?
The Sun’s light.
A huge sphere of very hot, glowing gas that produces its own light.
Star
The measurement of how bright a star appears from earth.
Apparent Magnitude
Where do stars come from?
Stars are spheres of hot gases.
Who was the first president of the United States?
George Washington
Fill in the blank: Our solar system contains the ____ and all the planets, moons, and asteroids held by the gravity of the Sun.
Sun
Something that is repeated over and over.
Pattern
The dark area formed when an object blocks rays of light.
Shadow
What star is in our solar system?
The sun is the only star in our solar system.
What is the little stuffed animal puppy’s name on Ms. Riveras desk?
Spud
What type of star is the Sun and what color is it?
The Sun is a dwarf star and it is yellow.
The system of planets, including Earth, moons, and other bodies that orbit the Sun.
Solar System
A process that scientists use to explore observations and answer questions.
Scientific Inquiry Process
Describe why we see Sirius brighter than Betelgeuse.
Sirius is closer to us than Betelgeuse is but Betelgeuse is a brighter and more powerful star but it farther and doesn’t look as bright to us.
22.24 x 234.72
5,220.1728
Why is the sun important to earth?
Provides heat, gives plants sunlight to grow, and more reasons.
A measurement of how bright stars would appear if all stars were the same distance from earth.
Absolute Magnitude