EARTH
How long does it take Earth to complete one full rotation?
24 hours
Why does the sun appear larger and brighter than other stars in the sky?
The sun is the closest star to Earth
Why can't we see stars in the daytime?
The bright light from the sun makes it hard to see other stars
What is it called when scientists carefully watch and record what happens?
Observation
A force that pulls objects toward Earth
Gravity
What do we call the spinning of Earth on its axis?
Rotation
The Sun appears to move across the sky each day. What actually causes this pattern?
Earth's rotation
An arrangement of stars as seen from Earth
Constellation
A scientist who studies stars, planets, and other objects in the universe
Astronomer
To move in a regular path around something
Orbit
What pattern is caused by Earth’s rotation?
Day and night
The length of time it takes for Earth to orbit the sun once
A year
What is the only star in our solar system?
The sun
A student measures a shadow every hour. What is the student collecting?
Data
The sun, the planets that orbit the sun, and other objects that orbit the sun
Solar system
If Earth suddenly stopped rotating, what major pattern would disappear?
In which direction does the sun rise?
East
When investigating stars on different nights, what pattern might you observe?
Stars appear in different positions at different times of year
Something we observe to be similar over and over again
Pattern
A huge object in space that gives off light and heat
Star
Describe the two ways Earth is moving
It spins/rotates as it orbits the sun
In the Mount Nose Model activity, what were students modeling?
How Earth's position affects what stars we see
How did ancient people use stars?
To tell what time of year it was
Something scientists make to answer questions about the real world
Model
Information that supports an answer to a question
Evidence