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Sci- Ch 1 Test
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| star | a huge object in space that gives off heat and light. |
| observe | to use the five senses to notice things carefully. |
| astronomer | scientist who studies stars, planets, and other objects in the universe, not on Earth. |
| artifact | people’s tools, pottery, statues, paintings, and other things they made or built. |
| archeologist | scientists who study people from long ago and their activities. |
| constellation | an arrangement of stars as seen from Earth |
| data | a collection of facts, numbers, names, or descriptions about something that we can use to understand and make decisions. |
| evidence | information that supports an answer to a question. |
| explanation | a description of how something works or why something happens. |
| sphere | a ball-shaped object |
| model | something scientists make to answer questions about the real world. |
| visualize | to make a picture in your mind using information from different sources. |
| Solar System | the sun, the planets that orbit the sun, and other objects that orbit the sun. |