Unit F List A Flashcards

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

A

data

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2
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an event related related to how the the word and universe works.

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phenomenonan

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3
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any representation of a system, or it’s components, to help one study and understand how it works.

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model

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4
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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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consistent with evedence

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plausible

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6
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to turn or spin around an axis

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rotate, rotation

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7
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a region throughout which the same standard time is used.

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time zone

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8
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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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9
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one half of a sphere.

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hemisphere

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10
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another term for revolution

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orbit

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11
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a complete circle made by a planet around a sun or by a moon around a planit

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revolution

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12
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to travel around another object in a circular or elliptical path

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revole

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13
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the phase of the moon in which the lit portion of the moon is visible from Earth’s surface is less than a half-circle. Crescent moons occur right after and right before the New Moon

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Crescent Moon

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14
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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 moon is visible from the Earth’s surface and appears as a full circle

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full moon

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15
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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 that is visible from the Earth’s surface is a half circle

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first-quarter Moon

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16
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a phase of the moon before or after it is full , when more than half of it’s disk is illuminated.

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gibbous Moon

17
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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 is visible from the Earth’s surface is a half-circle

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last-quarter Moon

18
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the revolution of the Moon around the Earth that produces the changing phases of the Moon. O complete lunar cycle takes about 29.5 days.

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lunar cycle

19
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the phase of the moon occurring about 14 days after the full moon in which none of the lighted