| A | B |
|---|
| Observations | What you know for sure. |
| Qualitative Observations | Observations based on 5 senses. |
| Quantitative Observations | Observations based on measurements. |
| Inferences | What you think based on observations. |
| Predictions | What you think will happen. |
| Procedures | Detailed step-by-step instructions. |
| Lab Safety | How to stay safe during experimenting. |
| Measurements | Finding detailed amounts. |
| Technological Design | Finding a solution to a problem. |
| Scientific Method | How to answer a scientific question. |
| Hypothesis | A testable statement (if/then). |
| Experimentation | Testing a hypothesis. |
| Collect/Analyze Data | Recording and using experiment data. |
| Conclusion | Reflection on data from experiments. |
| The Sun | Center of our solar system. |
| Photosphere | Sun layer that creates light/heat. |
| Corona | Sun layer that creates solar wind. |
| Sunspots | Areas of cooler gas on the Sun. |
| Prominences | Eruptions of gas on the Sun. |
| Solar Flares | Explosions of gas on the Sun. |
| Solar Wind | Electrically charges particles from the Sun. |
| Auroras | Green/Pink light ribbons at Earth's poles. |
| Solar System | Objects revolving around a star. |
| Galaxy | A group of billions of stars, dust, & gas. |
| Spiral Galaxy | Galaxy with bright center and arms. |
| Elliptical Galaxy | Flattened round/oval shaped galaxy. |
| Irregular Galaxy | Galaxy with no visible shape. |
| Milky Way Galaxy | The galaxy of which we belong. |
| The Sun's Location | 2/3 of the way out in the Milky Way. |
| Light Year | The distance light travels in one year. |
| Mercury | Planet with little/no atmosphere. |
| Venus | Hottest planet. |
| Earth | Only planet with liquid water/life. |
| Mars | CO2 and H2O ice at poles. |
| Jupiter | Planet with largest, longest lasting storm. |
| Saturn | Planet with most series of rings. |
| Uranus | Planet with axis at 90 degrees angle. |
| Neptune | Coldest planet. |
| Terrestrial Planets | Rocky planets with iron/nickel cores. |
| Gas Giants | Gaseous planets with thick/deep atmospheres. |
| Inner Planets | Planets closest to the Sun. |
| Outer Planets | Planets furthest from the Sun. |
| Moons | Rocky/Icy body orbiting a planet. |
| Comets | Icy/Rocky body orbit Sun elliptically. |
| Asteroids | Large rocky body orbiting the Sun. |
| Meteoroids | Small rocky body or dust floating in space. |
| Meteors | Meteoroid in a planet's atmosphere. |
| Meteorites | Rock from space on planets' surface. |
| Revolution | One orbit around Sun or planet. |
| Rotation | A planet/moon going around its axis. |
| Earth Day | One rotation around Earth's axis. |
| Earth Year | One Earth revolution around Sun. |
| Gravity | Attraction between all objects. |
| Orbit | Balance between gravity and inertia. |
| Mass | The amount of matter in an object. |
| Weight | Pull of gravity on an object. |
| Spring Scale | Measures force pull (gravity). |
| Triple-Beam Balance | Measure amount of matter in objects. |
| Optical Telescope | Telescope the gives visible images. |
| Reflecting Telescope | Optical telescope using mirrors. |
| Refracting Telescope | Optical telescope using lenses. |
| Radio Telescope | Collects radio waves to be interpreted. |
| Satellites (man-made) | Space tools outside Earth's atmosphere. |
| Space Probe | Space tools outide Earth's orbit. |
| Spectroscope | Breaks light down from stars. |
| Tides | Changes in Earth's ocean levels. |
| Neap Tide | Sun/Moon pull oceans in opposite directions. |
| Spring Tide | Sun/Moon pull oceans in same direction. |
| Earth's Axis | Earth's imaginary line between poles. |
| Earth's Axis Tilt | 23 1/2 angle/changes sun ray direction. |
| Solstice | Axis tilt is away/toward Sun. |
| Equinox | Axis tilt not away/toward Sun. |
| Seasons | Change in climate due to axis tilt. |
| The Moon (Earth's) | Greater pull on Earth's water. |
| Moon Phases | Amount of moon visibly lit by Sun. |
| Waxing Cresent Moon | Moon barely lit on right side. |
| First Quarter Moon | Half of moon seems lit on right side. |
| Waxing Gibbous Moon | Most of moon lit on right side. |
| Full Moon | All of moon appears lit from Earth. |
| Waning Gibbous Moon | Most of moon lit on left side. |
| Third/Last Quarter Moon | Half of moon seems lit on left side. |
| Waning Cresent Moon | Moon barely lit on left side. |
| New Moon | Lit half of moon not seen from Earth. |
| Solar Eclipse | Moon is between Sun and Earth. |
| Lunar Eclipse | Earth is between Sun and Moon. |
| Earth's Layers | The different parts of Earth's insides. |
| Inner Core | Earth's solid iron/nickel center. |
| Outer Core | Earth's liquid metal around inned core. |
| Mantle | Thickest layer-- flowing hot rock. |
| Crust | Thin rocky outer layer of Earth. |
| Continental Drift Theory | Theory that continents float apart. |
| Asthenosphere | Hot rock moves in convection currents. |
| Lithosphere | Earth's crust & upper mantle. |
| Plate Tectonic Theory | Says lithosphere is broken up and moves. |
