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  • Standard Area - TECH: Learning Standards for Technology
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            • Introduction - MST4.I.PS1.Introduction:
              The universe is comprised of a wide array of objects, a few of which can be seen by the unaided eye. Others can only be observed with scientific instruments. These celestial objects, distinct from Earth, are in motion relative to Earth and each other. Measurements of these motions vary with the perspective of the observer. Cyclical changes on Earth are caused by interactions among objects in the universe.
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              • Major Understandings - MST4.I.PS1.1a:
                Earth's Sun is an average-sized star. The Sun is more than a million times greater in volume than Earth.
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              • Major Understandings - MST4.I.PS1.1b:
                Other stars are like the Sun but are so far away that they look like points of light. Distances between stars are vast compared to distances within our solar system.
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              • Major Understandings - MST4.I.PS1.1c:
                The Sun and the planets that revolve around it are the major bodies in the solar system. Other members include comets, moons, and asteroids. Earth's orbit is nearly circular.
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              • Major Understandings - MST4.I.PS1.1d:
                Gravity is the force that keeps planets in orbit around the Sun and the Moon in orbit around the Earth.
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              • Major Understandings - MST4.I.PS1.1e:
                Most objects in the solar system have a regular and predictable motion. These motions explain such phenomena as a day, a year, phases of the Moon, eclipses, tides, meteor showers, and comets.
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              • Major Understandings - MST4.I.PS1.1f:
                The latitude/longitude coordinate system and our system of time are based on celestial observations.
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              • Major Understandings - MST4.I.PS1.1g:
                Moons are seen by reflected light. Our Moon orbits Earth, while Earth orbits the Sun. The Moon's phases as observed from Earth are the result of seeing different portions of the lighted area of the Moon's surface. The phases repeat in a cyclic pattern in about one month.
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              • Major Understandings - MST4.I.PS1.1h:
                The apparent motions of the Sun, Moon, planets, and stars across the sky can be explained by Earth's rotation and revolution. Earth's rotation causes the length of one day to be approximately 24 hours. This rotation also causes the Sun and Moon to appear to rise along the eastern horizon and to set along the western horizon. Earth's revolution around the Sun defines the length of the year as 365 1/4 days.
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              • Major Understandings - MST4.I.PS1.1i:
                The tilt of Earth's axis of rotation and the revolution of Earth around the Sun cause seasons on Earth. The length of daylight varies depending on latitude and season.
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              • Major Understandings - MST4.I.PS1.1j:
                The shape of Earth, the other planets, and stars is nearly spherical.
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