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Chapter 1
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| a huge object in space that gives off heat and light | star |
| a scientist who studies stars, planets, and other objects in the universe | astronomer |
| a scientist who studies people and cultures from long ago | archaeologist |
| An object, or the remains of that object, that humans created long ago | artifact |
| something that scientists make to answer questions about the real world | model |
| to make a picture in your mind using information from different sources | visualize |
| the only star in our solar system | sun |
| includes the sun, the planets that orbit the sun, and other objects that orbit the sun | solar system |
| the concept of relative size | scale |
| attempting to find out about something | investigation |
| The observations or measurements recorded in an investigation | data |
| Also known as Polaris, located in the northern sky | North Star |
| A description of how or why something happens | scientific explanation |