Sun, Moon, Planets Word Scramble
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Term | Definition |
Predict | saying what you think will happen |
property | A characteristic that describes a substance, such as color, size, shape or texture |
classify | organizing things into groups based on attributes |
observe | when you see something happen or you look carefully to find out what will happen |
compare | identifying ways that things are the same |
model | an explanation or representation of an object, system, or process that cannot be easily seen or studied |
procedure | doing something a particular way, following steps |
claim | when you say something is true |
evidence | something you believe to be true because you saw, experienced, or read about it |
reason | thinking about something in an orderly, logical way |
axis | an imaginary line around which a sphere, like a planet, rotates |
compass | an instrument for determining directions, as by means of a freely rotating magnetized needle that indicates magnetic north |
day | the time between sunrise and sunset on Earth |
night | the time between sunset and sunrise on Earth |
North Pole | one of the ends of an imaginary axle, called an axis, on which Earth rotates. It always points towards the North Star |
North Star | the star positioned directly over Earth’s North Pole; also known as Polaris |
orbit | to move or travel around an object in a curved path |
orientation | the direction something points |
revolution | to travel around something else in a circular path; orbit |
rotation | turning around on an axis |
shadow | the dark area behind an object that blocks light |
Sun | the star at the center of the solar system around which everything else orbits |
sunrise | the point between night (darkness) and day (daylight). The time at which day first happens. |
sunset | the point between day (daylight) and night (darkness). The time at which night first happens. |
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