Unit F - List A

Question 1

Data

Answer 1

information gathered from an experiment; firsthand evidence from the 5 senses or from machines that extend our senses.

Question 2

Phenomenon

Answer 2

an event related to how the world and universe work

Question 3

Model

Answer 3

any representation of a system, or its components, to help one study and understand how it works

Question 4

Axis

Answer 4

the imaginary line around which an object spins, or rotates. Earth rotates around an axis that runs straight through Earth from the North Pole to the South Pole

Question 5

Plausible

Answer 5

consistent with evidence

Question 6

Rotate, Rotation

Answer 6

to turn or spin around an axis

Question 7

Time zone

Answer 7

a region throughout which the same standard time is used

Question 8

Angle

Answer 8

the space between two intersecting lines or surfaces

Question 9

Equator

Answer 9

an imaginary circle that divides Earth into two halves called the Northern Hemisphere and the Southern Hemisphere

Question 10

Hemishphere

Answer 10

One half of a sphere

Question 11

Revolution/Orbit

Answer 11

a complete circle made by a planet around a sun or by a moon around a planet

Question 12

Revolve

Answer 12

to travel around another object in a circular or elliptical path

Question 13

Crescent Moon

Answer 13

the phase of the Moon in which the lit proportion of the Moon visible from Earth’s surface is less than a half circle. Crescent Moons occur right after and right before the new Moon

Question 14

Full Moon

Answer 14

the phase of the Moon about 14 days after a new Moon in which the complete lighted portion of the Moon is visible from the Earth’s surface & appears as a full circle

Question 15

First-Quarter Moon

Answer 15

the phase of the Moon, occurring about 7 days after the new Moon, in which the lighted portion of the Moon is visible from the Earth’s surface & appears as a half-circle

Question 16

Gibbous Moon

Answer 16

a phase of the Moon before or after it is full, when more than half of its disk is illuminated

Question 17

Last-Quarter Moon

Answer 17

the phase of the Moon, occurring about 7 days after the full Moon, in which the lighted portion of the Moon is visible from the Earth’s surface & appears as a half-circle

Question 18

Lunar Cycle

Answer 18

the revolution of the Moon around Earth that produces the changing phases of the Moon. One complete lunar cycle takes about 29.5

Question 19

New Moon

Answer 19

the phase of the Moon about 14 days after a full Moon in which none of the Moon is visible fro`m the Earth’s surface

Question 20

Waning

Answer 20

the phases of the Moon when the illuminated portion visible from Earth is decreasing

Question 21

Waxing

Answer 21

the phases of the Moon when the illuminated portion visible from Earth is increasing