Unit F List A Flashcards
Information gathered from an experiment; firsthand evidence from the 5 senses or from machines that extend our senses.
data
an event related related to how the the word and universe works.
phenomenonan
any representation of a system, or it’s components, to help one study and understand how it works.
model
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.
axis
consistent with evedence
plausible
to turn or spin around an axis
rotate, rotation
a region throughout which the same standard time is used.
time zone
an imaginary circle that divides earth into two halves called the Northern Hemisphere and Southern Hemisphere
equator
one half of a sphere.
hemisphere
another term for revolution
orbit
a complete circle made by a planet around a sun or by a moon around a planit
revolution
to travel around another object in a circular or elliptical path
revole
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
Crescent Moon
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
full moon
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
first-quarter Moon
a phase of the moon before or after it is full , when more than half of it’s disk is illuminated.
gibbous Moon
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
last-quarter Moon
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.
lunar cycle
the phase of the moon occurring about 14 days after the full moon in which none of the lighted
New Moon