Unit F - List A Flashcards

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DataInformation gathered from a experiment firsthand evidence from the 5 senses or from machines that extend our senses

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Data

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an event related to how the world and universe work

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phenomenon

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any represenatation of a system or its component to help one study and understand how it works

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model

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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

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axis

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5
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another term for revolution

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orbit

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consistent with evidence

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plausible

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to teavel around another object in a circular or elliptical path

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revolve

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to turn or spin around an axis

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rotate,rotation

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9
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one half of a sphere

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hemisphere

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the phase of the moon in which the lit portion of the moon is visible from earths surfac is less than a half circle. Crescent moons accur right after and right before the new moon.

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crescent moon

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an imaginary circle that divides earth into two halves calles northern hemisphere and southern hemisphere

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equator

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12
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the phases of the moon when the illuminated portion visible from earth is increasing

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waxing

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13
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a region throughout which the the same standered time is used

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time zone

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the phases of the moon when the illuminated portion visible from earth is decreasing

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waning

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15
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a phase of the moon before or after it is full when more then half of its disk is illuminated

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gibbous moon

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16
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a complete circle made by a planet arounda sun or by a moon around a planet

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revolution

17
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the phase or the moon occurring about 14 days after the full moon in which none of the lighted portion of the moon is visiable from earth surface

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new moon

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the shape ofnthe lighted portion ofmthe moon is visible from earth surface

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moon phase

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The revolution of the Moon around Earth that produces the changing phases of the Moon. One of these takes about 29.5 days.

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lunar cycle

20
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The phase of the Moon that occurs about 7 days after the full Moon in which the lighted portion of the Moon that is visible from Earth’s surface is a half-circle.

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last quarter Moon