Nature of Science
Graphing
Galaxies
Distances in Space
Brick & Mortar Vocabulary
100

All humans are born with this.

What is curiosity?

100

All graphs must have a minimum of two of these. They are designated by the letters x and y.

What are axes?

100

All galaxies are made up of gas, dust, stars and this.

What are their solar systems?

100

When ancient Greeks figured out the diameter of Earth, it led to the development of this important tool of measurement.

What is the Astronomical unit?

100

This is a title that describes the data on an axis.

What is a title or axis title?

200

These are educated guesses based on observations.

What are inferences?

200

This functions that same on a graph as it does on a map.

What is a legend?

200

This type of galaxy has a fuzzy appearance and is shaped like an oval.

What is an elliptical galaxy?

200

This is the name given for the displacement of an object as seen by our left eye and our right eye.

What is parallax?

200

This is defined as the measure of brightness.

What is luminosity?

300

When we first learn how to talk as toddlers we begin to ask questions to gain knowlede and information. This term describes this action.

What is inquiry?

300

This variable is the variable that is changed and is graphed on the "x" axis.

What is the INDEPENDENT VARIABLE?

300

Each spiral galaxy is theorized to have one of these in the center.

What is a super massive black hole?

300

When parallax could no longer be used to help determine distances in space, early astronomers used what they new about the astronomical unit and sunlight to develop this measurement tool.

What is the light year?

300

This is the general direction that data moves on a graph.    

What is trend?

400

Data that is collected in the form of numbers, this includes measurements, number of parts, measures of time, etc.

What is quantitative?

400

If I need to graph the hours of sunlight in an experiment where the only thing changed is the number of hours plants were left in the sun, I would put it on this axis.

What is the "x" axis?

400

This type of galaxy has no truly defined shape, nor does is fit into the Hubble classification scheme.

What is an irregular galaxy?

400

When the light year did not provide a measurement large enough for very distant objects, this measurement was developed.

What is the parsec?

400

This is defined as the type of measurement used on each axis.

What are units?

500

This is defined as; to carry out research or study through observation.

What is investigate?

500

We learned about three types of graphs. This type of graph is best used for a change over time or distance.

What is a line graph?

500

This is the name of our nearest galactic neighbor.

What is Andromeda?

500

If we could travel from the Milky Way to Andromeda, this is the measurement of distance that we would likely use.

What is a parsec?

500

This is defined as to discover or reveal (something) through detailed examination.

What is analyze?