Unit F- List A Flashcards
Information Gathered
Data
An event related to how the world and universe works
Phenomenon
Any representative of a system, or its 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 the Earth’s from the North Pole to the South Pole.
Axis
Consistent with evidence
Plausible
To turn or spin around an axis
Rotate-Rotation
A region throughout which the same standard time used.
Time Zone
The space (usually measured in degrees) between two intersecting lines or surfaces at or close to the point where they meet.
Angle
An imaginary circle that divides Earth into two half’s called the
Equator
One half of a sphere.
Hemisphere
Another term for revolution
Orbit
When a planet circles the sun
Revolution
To travel around a object in a circle path
Revolve
When there is no moon in the sky
New moon
The phases of the moon, occurring about 7 days after the new moon
First quarter Moon