Transcript star - Where Tomorrow Begins

Earth in the Universe
Created by Richele Dunavent, ESL teacher, Sugarloaf
star
• A star is like a big ball of fire that is
very far away from us. They are
thousands of times bigger than the
Earth, and many stars are much, much
bigger than our sun.
sun
• Our sun is a star that is very close to
us. It is thousands of times bigger than
the Earth. It keeps us warm during the
day with its light, and all the plants in
the world use the sunlight to grow.
earth
• Earth is the only planet in our solar
system known to have life. It is the
third planet from the sun. Earth is
mostly covered in water. The Earth has
one moon.
sunrise
• Sunrise is the time of day when the sun
just starts to appear in the sky. The sky
goes from dark to colored with lots of
shades of pink and orange and red before
the sun gets higher and the sky goes to
its usual blue. Sunrise is sometimes called
dawn. The opposite of
sunrise is sunset.
sunset
• Sunset is the time of day when the sun
disappears from the sky. The sky goes
from light to colored with lots of shades
of pink, orange and red and then to deep
purple before the sun goes completely
down and it is night time. The time just
after sunset before it gets completely
dark is called dusk. The
opposite of sunset is sunrise.
shadow
• When you stand in front of a light like
the sun, some of the light hits you and
some of the light goes past you. Where
you are in the way between the sun and
the ground, there will be a shadow.
sundial
• Sundials are a device that uses the sun
to tell the time. A shadow is cast on the
dial.
explain
• You explain something when you make
something easy to understand, or say
how to do it in easy steps.
observe
• To watch carefully, especially with
attention to details or behavior, in
order to understand or learn about what
is being observed.
create
To make something new.
demonstrate
• To show clearly and explain with
examples.
moon
• The moon is a round lump of rock, about
one third the size of the Earth. The
moon looks small because it is so far
away. There is no air or life on the
moon.
phase
• An obvious part of a sequence or cycle
occurring over time. The part seen with
the eye...<phases of the moon>.
pattern
• To repeat a process or cycle over and
over again.
sequence
• The order in which things are arranged,
actions are carried out, or events
happen.
identify
• To recognize somebody or something
and to be able to say who or what he,
she, or it is.
night
• It is night time when it is dark outside.
You usually go to sleep at night. A lot of
animals sleep during the day and come
out at night, like the owl. The opposite
of night is day.
day
• Day might refer to the time when the
sun is up, for example, "my cat sleeps all
day", or it might mean an entire 24-hour
period, usually counted starting from
midnight. The opposite of day is night.
brightness
• The intensity of light reflected or
emitted by something.
distance
• Distance describes how far apart two
points are, or describes something that
is a long way away. For example, "you can
see the moon in the distance."
cluster
• Stars that appear near each other: A
group of galaxies or stars that are
gravitationally interacting in space and
appear to an observer on Earth to be
close together.
scattered
• Some things are scattered if they are
spread around randomly. The stars in
the picture are scattered all over space.
constellation
• Group of stars forming shape: a group
of stars visible from Earth that forms a
distinctive pattern and has a name,
often derived from Greek mythology,
linked to its shape. There are 88
constellations and the groupings are
historical rather than scientific.
represent
• Express or explain something: to
express or explain what is happening or
what people think.
orbit
• Path of planet, satellite, or moon: the
path that an astronomical object such
as a planet, moon, or satellite follows
around a larger astronomical object
such as the Sun.
spin
• Rotate something quickly: to turn round
and round rapidly, or make something
turn round and round rapidly, as if on an
axis.
rotate
• Turn around axis: to turn like a wheel
around an axis or a fixed point, or make
something turn around an axis or a fixed
point.
describe
• Explain something: to give an account of
something by giving details of its
characteristics.