Unit F list A

Question 1

Data

Answer 1

information gathered

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 the object spins,or rotates.earth rotates through an axis that runs straight through Earth from the north pole to the south

Question 5

plausable

Answer 5

consistent with evidence

Question 6

Rotate

Answer 6

to turn or spin around on an axis

Question 7

rotation

Answer 7

to turn or spin around on an axis

Question 8

Time Zone

Answer 8

a region throughout the same time is used

Question 9

equator

Answer 9

an imaginary circle that divides the Earth into two halves called the northern hemisphere and the southern hemisphere

Question 10

Hemisphere

Answer 10

One half of a sphere (the half of the earth to the north of the equator is the northern hemisphere;the half of the earth to the south of the equator is the southern hemisphere

Question 11

orbit

Answer 11

Another word for revolution

Question 12

revolution

Answer 12

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

Question 13

revolve

Answer 13

to travel around another object in a circular or elliptical path

Question 14

Crescent moon

Answer 14

The phase of the moon in which the lit portion of the moon is visible from the earths surface in less than a half circle

Question 15

full moon

Answer 15

The phase of the moon that occurs about 14 days after a new moon in which the complete lighted portion of the moon is visible from the earths surface and appears as a full circle

Question 16

first quarter moon

Answer 16

The phase of the moon, occurring 7 days after a new moon in which the lighted surface of the moon is visible from the earths surface is a half circle

Question 17

gibbous moon

Answer 17

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

Question 18

last quarter moon

Answer 18

The phase of the moon, occurring 7 days after a new moon in which the lighted surface of the moon is visible from the earths surface is a half circle

Question 19

lunar cycle

Answer 19

The revolution of the moon around the earth that produces the changing phases of the moon. One complete cycle takes about 29.5 days

Question 20

new moon

Answer 20

the phase of the moon occurring about 14 days after a full moon in which none of the lighted portion of the moon is not visible from the earths surface

Question 21

waning

Answer 21

the phases of the moon when the illuminated portion of the moon is decreasing

Question 22

waxing

Answer 22

the phases of the moon when the visible portion of the moon is increasing