Unit F- List A Flashcards

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Information gathered from an experiment fristhand evidence from the 5 senses or from the machines that extended oursenses

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data

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an event realated to or how the world and universe work

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phenomenon

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

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model

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the imaginary line around which and object pins,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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the phase of the Moon in which the lit portion of the Moon visible from the Earths surface is less that half-circle{crescent shape}. Crescent moons occur 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 called the Northern Hemisphere and Southern Hemisphere

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equator

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the phase of the Moon, occurring about seven days after the new Moon, in which the lighted portion of the moon is visible from Earths surface which is half

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first-quarter moon

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the phase of the Moon that occurs about 14 days after the new Moon in which the complete lighted portion of the of the Moons visible from Earths surface and appears as a full circle

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full moon

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9
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a phase of the Moon before or after it is full, when more than half of the disk is illuminated

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gibbous moon

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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 Earths surface is a half-circle

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last-quarter moon

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

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lunar cycle

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the phase of the Moon, occurring about 14 days after the full Moon, in which none of the lighted portion of the Moon is visible from Earths surface

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new moon

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13
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consistent with evidence

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plausible

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

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revolution/orbit

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to travel around another object in a circular or elliptical

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revolve

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to turn or spin around an axis

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rotate,revolution

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the phases of the Moon when the illuminated portion visible from Earth is decreasing{between the full and new moon}

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waning

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the phases of the Moon when the illuminated portion visible from Earth is increasing{between the new full Moon}

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waxing

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a region throughout which the same standard time{there are 24 time zones in the world at approximately by meridians at 15 degrees intervals, an hour}

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time zone

20
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One half of a sphere { the half of Earth that is north of the equator is the Northern Hemisphere; the half of Earth that is south of the equator is the Southern Hemisphere

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hemisphere